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The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that war casualties were increasing around a Taliban bastion where US Marines are gearing up to launch a massive assault.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100210/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest


From Information Clearing House

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Bloody summer ahead in Afghanistan

Nolan Chart
by Jake Towne

02/10/10

The frigid winters in mountainous Afghanistan usually pass by with few combat deaths due to less mobility and less activity in the weather. Each summer, the casualty rate has spiked. However, this January was an exception with over the deaths of 30 American soldiers and 9 more to date in February. These totals, along with the arrival of close to 40,000 more NATO and US troops, suggest a bloody summer is ahead in Afghanistan. Last year was a record-setting year for soldier deaths at 317 and the totals so far are about twice as high as the 2009 winter...

http://www.nolanchart.com/article7365.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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