U.S. Soldier Killed in Attack in Southern Afghanistan

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/24/AR2005072400214.html
U.S. Soldier Killed in Attack in Southern Afghanistan

Reuters
Sunday, July 24, 2005; 6:21 AM

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack by suspected Taliban guerrillas in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a U.S. military spokesman said.

At least one militant was killed and two wounded in the clash in Helmand province, Lieutenant-Colonel Jerry O'Hara said, adding that an Afghan interpreter for U.S. forces was also wounded.
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1. also said there have 36 US troops dead in afgan this year.

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2. Kick to remind us that things aren't done in Afghanistan

And according to icausualties.org, we've lost 59 servicemen and women in that nation this year--213 altogether since 2001. Combined with losses in Iraq, we'll soon see the 2000th fatality in the "war on Terror" (The total today is 1,988)