Two U.S. service members drown in eastern Afghanistan

[deadparrot]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. service members drowned after their Humvee slid into a river during an operation targeting insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the American military said Friday.

The deaths occurred Thursday, the same day another American soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near the Pakistan border.

Two other service members escaped from the vehicle before it fell into the Kunar River east of Jalalabad, a military statement said. One American was treated by U.S. military personnel at the scene, and the other was transported to the main American military base at Bagram, north of the capital, Kabul, where he was reported to be in good condition.

The Humvee was part of a larger convoy conducting operations against insurgents in the region, and the river was swollen due to melting snow from nearby mountain peaks and recent rainfall, the statement said.

http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-08-05-us-afghanistan_x.htm?csp=1

[CottonBear]

1. How sad and awful.

The irony is that many Marines were just blown up in the desert in Iraq while driving in an amphibious vehicle. :(

[CottonBear]

2. dupe. delete.

[Botany]

3. Blessings & prayers on their spirits, families, and friends.

Two U.S. service members :patriot:

[cliss]

4. Yup. The forgotten war.

I must admit, I've been focusing so much on Iraq these past 2 1/2 years, I didn't pay much attention to this country.

Until about 2 weeks ago, that is. When I believe 14 US troops were killed.

I believe the numbers are escalating. I think this parallels VietNam.