[THS] Afghanistan: U.S., NATO Death Toll Continues To Climb

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Afghanistan: U.S., NATO Death Toll Continues To Climb

Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff at yahoo.com   rwrozoff

Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:53 pm (PDT)


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/25/bomb-kills-five-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan/

CNN
July 25, 2010

Permalink Bomb kills five U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Bombings killed five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO's
International Security Assistance Force said.

The military did not say precisely where the incidents occurred, but the statement
said the troops died in "improvised explosive device attacks." Four service members
died in one attack and one was killed in the other. The incidents come during a
bloody stretch in the country this summer. June was the deadliest month for
international troops since the war began: 60 Americans were among 102
international troops slain, according to a CNN count of military figures.

This month, more than 70 international troops have died. That total includes more
than 50 U.S. service members.

Taliban militants have regularly attacked troops with improvised explosive devices -
the homemade bombs popularly known by the acronym IEDs.

They are considered the weapon of choice for insurgents during the Afghan conflict,
and the military regularly conducts raids targeting people who have staged such
attacks against troops.
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