With the NATO occupation of Afghanistan entering its 10th year the death toll is already at record levels, but it is continuing to rise this week as three days of attacks across the nation have left 17 soldiers killed and an unknown number of others wounded.
Wednesday saw six soldiers killed in attacks in the south and the east, while another eight died on Thursday in attacks in the south, east and west. Today’s attacks were in the south and east of the country.
The perception is that the Afghan War is principally confined to a few provinces along the southern border with Pakistan, and while indeed the recent attacks indicate that is still the most dangerous place, the attacks along the east and west, as well as recent attacks along the northern border point to the reality of a war that is very much still nation-wide.
Today’s deaths bring the 2010 toll to 591, by far the most since the war began. Generally the violence begins to quiet down in November with the first frost, as decades of failed occupations bookending civil wars has left the nation with virtually no infrastructure, and most regions become virtually impassable in the winter.
Congratulations are in order for Liberation Armies of Afghanistan and all Resistance groups fighting for the liberation of their Homeland.
Thirteen of the seventeen "Nato" combat deaths have already been identified as US soldiers. Eight of the thirteen were in Helmand province. Thirty US soldiers have been reported killed this month.
"Today’s deaths bring the 2010 toll to 591" – Which isn't all that many. Not really much different than other professions mortality stats.
what is this profession, looting and plundering? cost payed in terms of loss of life is weighed against the benefits gained. US must convince people on cost benefit cauculus. People see no gain in Afghanistan as the great game has dramatically changed with rising China. what is seen is all cost no gain. Do we need more to prove US stupidity in afghan war?
"2010 toll to 591" – Which isn't all that many. Not really much different than other professions mortality stats. "
Really ?
Interesting, I'll have to check.
So you're saying we loose about that many policemen, firemen, construction workers,
miners, race car drivers, etc,, stateside. In the same time frame. http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/dangerousj…
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truckdrivers have the largest number of fatalities and accounted for about 12 percent of all the job-related fatalities in 1995.
the fatality rate for truckdrivers is 26.2 deaths per 100,000 workers"
So we had 100,000 troops in Gan.
and over 500 died this year.
26 vs 500 + you're right, the same.
Post 9/11 we live in a bizarro world, 26 might be equal to 500. In any case, this comes with the job and they do not have my sympathy. Let the invaders leave.
Perhaps it refers to Chinese coal miners.
In that case, it's "normal."
Now there's wonderful example and model
for the US to emulate. While of course
we condem them from the pulpit, and threaten
war if they don't change their ways.
"Mining fatalities decreased in recent years as China closed many illegal mines, but deaths increased in the first half of this year. At least 515 people have been killed nationwide in coal mines alone."
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/nat…
There should be a follow up to these seventeen "NATO" soldiers killed. For instance eight of those deaths occurred in Helmand province where the success of the surge was to be tested. In one bomb blast in Helmand of the four US soldiers killed the oldest was 22. These are facts that bring the war home. To just lump all casualties into the "NATO" category only mimics the poor reporting of the main stream press. The majority of those killed are US soldiers as the US is carrying the bulk of combat duties.