Four GIs Killed by Bomb in Afghanistan

[maddezmom]

14 minutes ago



KABUL, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded three others on Sunday, the U.S. military said. The blast came as the troops were patrolling in Zabul province's Daychopan district, the military said in a statement. The three wounded soldiers were hit by shrapnel and were in stable condition, the military said.


"The unit was conducting offensive operations in support of an ongoing mission to find and defeat enemy forces in the area when the attack occurred," the statement said. "The unit's mission is part of a much larger operation to disrupt enemy forces and to thereby provide a safe environment for upcoming September elections."

The statement quoted Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, the U.S.-led coalition's operational commander, as saying the attack would "strengthen, not weaken, the resolve" of the force.

Violence in Afghanistan has flared ahead of the nation's key Sept. 18 legislative elections, which Taliban-led rebels want to sabotage.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050821/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence

[saigon68]

1. "FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH" screamed the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[cpa]

3. unreported Casualties

These casualties need to be reported in the media. The important thing avout Meet With Cindy is that it keeps the issue of the Iraq war before the American people.

[rodeodance]

2. oh--how awful.

[opihimoimoi]

5. Bush is so stupid by NOT listening to the GENERALS

Hitler commanded his Generals and look what happened...Mega fuck up

Bush is doing the same...not listening to those TRAINED for the JOB...

He thinks he is ABOVE THEM so it must mean He is Smarter than them???

Bush is in Delusion....

[acmavm]

9. You know, I've been reading some of the crap that comes out of the

mouths of the generals and I must say there are a number of them that are absolutely delusional. Just like pResident AWOL.

[w8liftinglady]

12. They are letting the "good" generals go...

[tabasco]

13. Hell, he fires anybody that dares question the plans.

It's a lot worse than just not listening. He has promoted yes-men into the highest positions and fired the real leaders who had the courage to disagree. I have little faith in the Pentagon anymore. The big bosses are Bush ass-kissers. It will take the military a long time to recover from this incompetent and corrupt leadership. :mad:

[xchrom]

4. more of that ''liberal media''! where's the ''good stuff''?

do you ever think that there has been lead in the water all this time and america has simply lost it's collective mind?

in that case -- why aren't we all losing our minds over at freepville?

[lebkuchen]

6. US casualty rate in Afghanistan surpasses subsequent years

2005 74
2004 52
2003 47
2002 43
2001 12
Total 228


We'll likely have over 100 dead for the year 2005 at the current rate of deaths.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. CNN Story: Afghan bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers

Sunday, August 21, 2005; Posted: 5:32 a.m. EDT (09:32 GMT)

(CNN) -- Four U.S. soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb attack south of Deh Chopan in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military.

The three were wounded while trying to pull their fellow soldiers to safety, the military said in a statement on Sunday. They were wounded in "a number of secondary explosions" sparked by a fire started by the bomb blast.

All three were taken to a nearby base for treatment of shrapnel wounds, the military said, and were in stable condition.

The soldiers' unit was conducting operations as part of a mission to find and defeat suspected insurgents in the area, with a goal of providing a safe environment for upcoming September elections, the military said. No further details were released.

Eleven U.S. soldiers have died this month in Afghanistan.


http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghan.conflict/index.html

[Robeson]

8. 9/11, 9/11, 9/11!!!!!!!!!

[zanne]

10. Why isn't anybody talking about Afghanistan?

Especially on "Talk" Sunday? We'll hear all about the Pope and World Youth Day and they'll all gush about Lance and his buddy George going bikeriding together, but there is a deafening silence about the escalation of hostilities in Afghanistan.

[AlCzervik]

11. you mean "The forgotten Front"?

Period Total
+ 2005 74
+ 2004 52
+ 2003 47
+ 2002 43
+ 2001 12
Total 228
View Fatality Details

More soldiers have died there in 2005 then in the previous 4 years.

http://www.icasualties.org/oef/

[sintax]

14. 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Bombing (The Forgotten War)

4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Bombing


Sunday August 21, 2005 3:31 PM

By DANIEL COONEY

Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded three others Sunday as they patrolled southern Afghanistan - the deadliest attack on American forces here in nearly two months, the U.S. military said.

Militant assaults elsewhere killed a senior pro-government Islamic leader and two Afghan policemen, as Taliban-led rebels step up a campaign to subvert key Sept. 18 legislative elections. Seven U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan during the past four days.

On the outskirts of the capital, Kabul, a roadside bomb exploded near a U.S. Embassy convoy, wounding two American officials, an embassy spokesman said.

``The vehicle was part of a convoy on routine embassy business,'' spokesman Lou Fintor said, adding that the Americans suffered minor injuries.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5224193,00.html

[Maestro]

15. It doesn't surprise that the medieval Taliban can still

organize and kill soldiers. We are so tied up in Iraq, this war is the truly forgotten war. It doesn't surpirse me that you had to find this article in a UK newspaper. I wonder how long or if ever this will be mentioned in the MSM here in the US.

[dejaboutique]

16. truely the forgotten war

I agree. how many have died in Afghanistan? my thoughts go to their family members.