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07/11/08
usnews: Afghan Warlords Now Turn Their Guns On U.S. Troops
The war in Afghanistan reached a wrenching milestone this summer: For the second month in a row, U.S. and coalition troop deaths in the country surpassed casualties in Iraq. This is driven in large part...by simple cause and effect.

07/11/08
AFP: British soldiers injured by 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan
A British helicopter mistakenly opened fire on a group of British soldiers in Afghanistan, injuring nine of them, including three seriously, the defence ministry in London has said.

07/11/08
AP: Afghan official - U.S. strike hit wedding party
A U.S. military airstrike this week killed 47 civilians traveling to a wedding, the head of an Afghan government commission investigating the incident said Friday.

07/11/08
alalam: Afghan Blast Kills 2 NATO Soldiers
Two NATO soldiers were killed and one wounded Thursday when a bomb blew up their patrol in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance's International Security Assistance Force said.

07/10/08 : DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull, 29, of Wilkes Barre, Pa., died July 8 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during a mounted patrol.

Courtesy of iCasualties: Operation Enduring Freedom


Latest Coalition Fatalities

07/11/08
DoD Announces Change In Status Of Army Soldiers (2 of 2)
Killed were:
Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez, 25 at the time of his capture, of Lawrence, Mass.
Pfc. Byron J. Fouty, 19 at the time of his capture, of Waterford, Mich.

07/11/08
DoD Announces Change In Status Of Army Soldiers (1 of 2)
On July 10, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner positively identified human remains recovered in Iraq July 9 to be those of two soldiers who had been previously listed as "Missing-Captured."

07/10/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. 1st Class Steven J. Chevalier, 35, of Flint, Mich., died July 9 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Samarra, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle was struck by a grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment...

07/10/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. William L. McMillan III, 22, of Lexington, Ky., died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment...

Courtesy of Iraq Coalition Casualties Count