6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (AP) – 16 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — A total of six U.S. troops have died in the latest attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday.

One serviceman died in a bombing on Sunday in southern Afghanistan, while two others were killed in a bomb attack in the south on Saturday and three in fighting in the east the same day, NATO said. Their identities and other details were being withheld until relatives could be notified.

The latest deaths bring to 41 the number of American forces who have died this month in Afghanistan after July's high of 66. A total of 61 international forces have died in the country this month, including seven British troops.

Fighting is intensifying with the addition of 30,000 U.S. troops to bring the total number of international forces in Afghanistan to 120,000 — 100,000 of them American. Most of those new troops have been assigned to the southern insurgent strongholds of Helmand and Kandahar provinces where major battles are fought almost daily as part of a gathering drive to push out the Taliban.


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[grahamhgreen]

1. How many more troops & kids should die for the corrupt Islamic republic we created in Afghanistan?nt

[saigon68]

2. More useless Deaths --- 6 MORE Gold Star mothers

Oh ya "they volunteered

GO OBAMA GO </sarcasm>

[another saigon]

3. beyond sad

:(

[Stuart G]

4. Yes useless death...nt.

[pjt7]

5. Obama's weakest decision

followed closely by allowing T. Geithner & L. Summers to be involved w/ total control of the US Money system.

[saigon68]

6. Its apparently up to seven killed for nothing Now

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9HT9FV80

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (AP) – 2 hours ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat.

Two servicemen died in bombings Sunday in southern Afghanistan, while two others were killed in a bomb attack in the south on Saturday, and three in fighting in the east the same day, NATO said. Their identities and other details were being withheld until relatives could be notified.

The latest deaths bring to 42 the number of American forces who have died this month in Afghanistan after July's high of 66. A total of 62 international forces have died in the country this month, including seven British troops.

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[Skittles]

8. 7 now

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Welcome to the Desert of the Real

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[FMBM]

10. For the families... the parents, the spouses, the children...

This is an unspeakable tragedy... God bless and keep them... may they find solace.. may they find peace...

[golfguru]

11. Stop the unwinnable war...enough mayhem already n/t