6 U.S. troops, 3 Afghan troops die in ambush

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Nine Soldiers Die in Afghan Ambush


By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA
Published: November 10, 2007
Six American soldiers and three Afghan soldiers were killed Friday when insurgents ambushed them in eastern Afghanistan, NATO officials said Saturday.

U.S. forces are operating in Nuristan Province, where the ambush took place, as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. "It was a complex ambush by machine guns and rocket propelled grenades that were fired from at least two different positions," said Lieutenant Colonel David Acceta, spokesman for the ISAF and the U.S military.

The ambush took place in Arnis, a village in the Waygal district, said Muhammad Dawood Nadim, deputy police chief of Nuristan Province. Acceta said the troops were on foot returning from a meeting with village elders.


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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/world/asia/11afghan.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


What is there to say other than:

Impeach now.

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1. The Forgotten war. Poor guys. Afghanistan is not going to be resolved

any time soon, apparently.