Afghanistan airstrikes highest since July 2008

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron waits to receive an inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 11.


Afghanistan airstrikes highest since July 2008
By Bruce Rolfsen
Posted : Wednesday Nov 11, 2009 19:02:03 EST

The number of airstrikes in Afghanistan was up in October, according to Air Forces Central Command.

Coalition warplanes dropped 647 bombs during 2,359 close-air support sorties, AFCent figures show. The bomb total is the highest since July 2008, when 752 bombs were released.

While ground commanders have restricted the use of bombs to prevent civilian casualties, air operations increased as troops in remote areas came under attack.

Over Iraq, the use of bombs continues to be rare. AFCent reported only two bombs were dropped in 742 sorties in October.

The airstrike numbers don’t include strafing runs, attacks by special operations AC-130 gunships, launches of small missiles or helicopter attacks.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/11/airforce_airstrikes_111109w/



unhappycamper comment: I wonder how many gallons of $400 dollar gas this guy burns?