Military deaths pass 2,000 as Afghan war review looms

[cory777]

Source: Reuters

KABUL — Total foreign military deaths in Afghanistan have passed 2,000 since the war began in late 2001, unofficial tallies showed on Sunday, in the approach to U.S. and Afghan elections and a U.S. strategy review.

The U.S. military accounted for more than 60 percent of the deaths but the total still lags the list of Afghan civilian casualties, which a U.N. report last week showed had risen sharply despite a drop in the number blamed on foreign troops.

The deaths of at least one more U.S. service member, an Australian and a Briton announced in the past two days have pushed the total of foreign military deaths to 2,002 since the Taliban were ousted in late 2001 by a U.S.-led coalition.

The total is less than half that suffered during the seven years of the Iraq war but is a significant milestone nonetheless, with NATO allies like the Netherlands pulling out of the alliance and others reviewing their future roles.

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[fogonthelake]

1. Rest in peace good soldiers and best to the families.

[Xenotime]

2. It's too bad we have become numb to this type of news.

Remember when we would have counts and T-Shirts with the numbers on them? So sad the RW media has desenstized us to this information.