Feb 6

Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with “no tactical or strategic value” led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 5

Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with “no tactical or strategic value” led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 5

Pakistan deaths underscore sensitive U.S. mission 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The bombing that killed three U.S. Special Operations troops in Pakistan on Wednesday has exposed one of the U.S. military’s most sensitive missions — training an elite paramilitary force in counterinsurgency. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 2

Marines to hold hearing for officer on Iraq deaths 
    (AP)

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Oct 1

Off-duty military motorcycle deaths spur training 
    (AP)
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Jun 2

US deaths rise in Afghanistan from last year 
    (AP)

AP – U.S. deaths in Afghanistan have risen to 65 so far this year, up from 36 over the first five months of 2008 — though U.S. and coalition troops have also killed hundreds more militants, an Associated Press tally shows. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 20

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 606 
    (AP)

AP – As of Sunday, April 19, 2009, at least 606 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 18

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 606 
    (AP)

AP – As of Friday, April 15, 2009, at least 606 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 605 
    (AP)

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Apr 12

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 604 
    (AP)

AP – As of Saturday, April 11, 2009, at least 604 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

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