Deadliest year in Afghanistan reached already

08/25/09 AP: 4 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says an improvised explosive device has killed four American service members in southern Afghanistan. U.S. military spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker says the four were killed in the south in an explosion Tuesday.
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172 US, 123 Coalition, 295 total