August tied for deadliest month in Afghanistan

August tied for deadliest month in Afghanistan

NATO says a U.S. soldier has been killed in an attack involving a roadside bomb and gunfire.

The death brings to 44 the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan this month, tying August with July for the deadliest month of the eight-year war.
NATO says the American died in southern Afghanistan on Thursday when the troop's patrol responded to the gunfire attack.
With four days left in the month, August is likely to become the deadliest of the war. More than 60,000 U.S. troops are now in the country — a record number.
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A vehicle used by the Kunduz justice ministry director burns after an explosion in Kunduz province north of Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009.
AP

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