August tied for deadliest month in Afghan war

August tied for deadliest month in Afghan war

By Amir Shah - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 27, 2009 17:59:42 EDT

KABUL — A U.S. service member died Thursday in a militant attack involving a roadside bomb and gunfire, a death that pushed August into a tie with July as the deadliest months of the eight-year war.

The death brings to 44 the number of U.S. troops who have died in Afghanistan this month. But with four days left in the month, August could set a record.

More than 60,000 U.S. troops are now in the country — a record number — to combat rising insurgent violence. The number of roadside bombs deployed by militants across the country has skyrocketed, and U.S. forces have moved into new and deadlier areas of the country this summer, in part to help secure the country’s Aug. 20 presidential election.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/08/ap_afghanistan_082709/

08/27/09 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (4 of 4)
Pfc. Dennis M. Williams,
24, of Federal Way, Wash...died Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

08/27/09 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 4)
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer,
38, of Trenton, Mo...died Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

08/27/09 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 4)
Capt. Cory J. Jenkins,
30, of Arizona...died Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

08/27/09 : DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 4)
Capt. John L. Hallett III,
30, of California...died Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

08/27/09 : DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Donald J. Hogan,
20, of San Clemente, Calif., died Aug. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force...

http://icasualties.org/oef/

It seems as if AP has missed the biggest point of all. This is already the deadliest year in Afghanistan. Last year US deaths were 155, this year already it is 175. Coalition forces last year was 139 and so far this year 139.
click link back to ICasualties and find out what the troops are going through there. By the way, there are still troops in Iraq in case any of your friends forgot because I know you didn't.