Afghan blasts wound U.S. troops, Afghan policemen

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL69849.htm

KABUL, July 25 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded on a main road in Kabul on Monday, critically wounding three Afghan policemen at an improvised checkpoint a day after a U.S. soldier was killed and seven wounded in attacks in the provinces.

The U.S. military said six of its troops were in stable condition after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on Sunday in the eastern province of Kunar, where 19 U.S. troops were killed in clashes with insurgents last month.

News of the latest attack in Kunar came after the military announced earlier that one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in an insurgent attack in the southern province of Helmand early on Sunday.

The attacks came amid stepped up militant violence in Afghanistan ahead of Sept. 18 parliamentary elections in which hundreds of people have died.

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1. God.. the forgotten war. Just like Korea.

We're fighting Korea and Vietnam, all over again, at the same time. :cry:

And the best, non-violent, thing I feel I can do to save my dutiful soldiers is to hassle my media, my gov't representatives, boycott ruthless opportunistic companies, and vote during elections. It's heartbreaking. I want peaceful means to save them, I really do, but god almighty stories like this break one's heart and makes it really hard to not lash out in rage.
:dilemma: :rant: