a further eight American losses in Afghanistan

[G_j]

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/136593/Deadliest-month-in-Afghan-campaign
Tuesday October 27,2009


US troops in Afghanistan have suffered a further eight losses, turning October into the deadliest month for American forces in the country
since the conflict began in 2001.

The latest deaths occurred as a result of "multiple, complex" bomb strikes in southern Afghanistan, bringing the grim total of deaths for the month to 55.

It comes as President Barack Obama faces increased pressure to respond to a call from the US's top commander on the ground to send a further 40,000 troops to the region.

Tuesday's news that another eight servicemen had been killed by insurgents marks the end of a particularly bloody 48 hours for US fighters in the region - Monday saw 14 Americans lose their lives in two separate airborne crashes.

Of those killed when a helicopter hit the ground while returning from a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers, three were agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

It was the first such casualties for the agency since it began work in Afghanistan in 2005.

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[emilyg]

1. Poor souls. Poor families.

[democrank]

2. Awful news.

Stop this madness!