U.S. soldiers, left, are seen at the scene following a suicide attack in Torkham, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 19, 2009. A suicide bomber attacked the Afghan-Pakistan border crossing at Torkham, killing a border police officer and a civilian, said Gen. Ayub Salangi, the provincial police chief of Nangarhar. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)"Afghan blast kills 4 GIs in deadliest month for US
July's death toll for the entire U.S.-led coalition, which includes American, British, Canadian and other forces, stands at 55—well over the previous record of 46 deaths suffered in June and August of 2008.
U.S. commanders had predicted a bloody summer after President Barack Obama ordered 21,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a bid to turn the tide against a resurgent Taliban and shift the focus on the global war against Islamic extremism from Iraq.
NATO's outgoing Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday that terrorism would spread through the world if NATO forces fail in Afghanistan."Al-Qaida would have a free run again, and their terrorist ambitions are global," he said in a speech at London's Chatham House think tank. "Those who argue otherwise—who say we can defend against terrorism from home—are simply burying their heads in the sand."
LinkWhy isn't the MSM blasting these attacks and deaths every where like they used too?
