US troop deaths in Afghanistan top 2,000

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  • US troop deaths in Afghanistan top 2,000

    http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/oct2012/pers-o02.shtml
    2 October 2012

    The 2,000th American soldier died in Afghanistan last weekend as the result of a so-called “insider” attack, underscoring the crisis of the 11-year-old US occupation. The 2,000 mark was quickly surpassed, with another three US troops losing their lives in a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Khost that killed at least 14 others, including a translator and six Afghan policemen.

    The grim milestone actually underestimates the toll of what stands as America’s longest war. It counts only those US troops killed on Afghan soil. At least another 100 have died from their wounds after exiting the country.

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