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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhich one of these servicemembers were killed for their bounty, trump - answer me you coward!
(Stars and Stripes) Afghanistan: Remembering the fallen of 2019
https://www.stripes.com/news/afghanistan-remembering-the-fallen-of-2019-1.613124
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Which one of these servicemembers were killed for their bounty, trump - answer me you coward! (Original Post)
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2naSalit
(86,308 posts)1. Somehow, I think it's something that's been going on
for a while so just asking about 2019 dead is not sufficient.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)2. 2 U.S. Troops Killed By Taliban Bomb In Southern Afghanistan
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/11/795547162/2-u-s-troops-killed-by-taliban-bomb-in-southern-afghanistan
We had troops killed in February too.
I hope we can sort this out.
Also, the UK might have suffered losses too.
Edit to add:
NYT: Two American Soldiers Killed in Shootout With Afghan Forces
Six American service members were wounded, a spokesman for the U.S. military said. He said a person in an Afghan uniform appeared to have opened fire. (FEB)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/world/asia/afghan-us-soldiers-shooting-deaths.html
We had troops killed in February too.
I hope we can sort this out.
Also, the UK might have suffered losses too.
Edit to add:
NYT: Two American Soldiers Killed in Shootout With Afghan Forces
Six American service members were wounded, a spokesman for the U.S. military said. He said a person in an Afghan uniform appeared to have opened fire. (FEB)
The shooting comes in a delicate time in the war, as American negotiators have been locked in weeks of talks with the Taliban to finalize a peace deal.
If a Taliban hand is seen in the shooting, it is sure to complicate those talks, which officials and diplomats suggested on Saturday had reached a promising stage.
Last September, President Trump called off talks with the Taliban, citing a car-bombing in Kabul that had killed an American soldier as well nearly a dozen Afghans. It took months of trust building, including a prisoner swap, to get the two sides to return to the negotiating table in the hopes of finalizing a deal that could end Americas longest war.
If a Taliban hand is seen in the shooting, it is sure to complicate those talks, which officials and diplomats suggested on Saturday had reached a promising stage.
Last September, President Trump called off talks with the Taliban, citing a car-bombing in Kabul that had killed an American soldier as well nearly a dozen Afghans. It took months of trust building, including a prisoner swap, to get the two sides to return to the negotiating table in the hopes of finalizing a deal that could end Americas longest war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/world/asia/afghan-us-soldiers-shooting-deaths.html
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)3. From the article...looks like Putin got what he wanted from Trump
Twenty-two American service members were killed in Afghanistan in 2019, the highest number since NATO combat operations in the country ended at the end of 2014.