July is Deadliest for US-led Forces in Afghanistan

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Source: AP

KABUL — July is shaping up as the deadliest month of the Afghan war for U.S.-led international forces, with the number killed already matching the highest full-month toll of the nearly eight-year conflict, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.

As of Wednesday, at least 46 international troops, including 24 Americans, had been killed in Afghanistan this month, according to statements by the U.S. military and the NATO command. That matches the tolls for the two previous deadliest months — June and August of 2008.

The rate of deaths in July — about three a day — is approaching some of the highest levels of the Iraq war.

The latest reported deaths occurred Tuesday. They include an American soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan and two Turks, including a colonel, who died in a traffic accident in the north of the country.

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1. Kick! Afghanistan is getting as deadly as Iraq was during its deadliest.

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2. have we 'killed or captured' anyone yet? get. out. now.

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3. We must be due a number two AQ or Taliban, soon.

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4. And to think that we've "took care" of Afghanistan

back in 2002...

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5. Shit. We are just getting started.

The first 8 years there were just the opening scene.