Colorado Citizens for Peace

The Deadly Occupation of Afghanistan

The vigil for peace must not end.

5 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan | VOA News

The NATO force in Afghanistan says five U.S. soldiers were killed in recent militant attacks.

NATO says two U.S. troops died Friday in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. Another died of wounds sustained in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan, while a separate attack in the east killed two other soldiers.

U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan have recently been facing stiffer Taliban resistance.

2009 is the deadliest year for foreign forces since the conflict began nearly eight years ago.

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The Cost of America's Wars

Afghan Bombs Kill 3 U.S. Troops | USA Today

A U.S. military spokesman says three American troops have been killed in two blasts in southern Afghanistan.

Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo says the attacks happened on Saturday.

Southern Afghanistan is the center of the Taliban-led insurgency, which has made a violent comeback since its initial defeat in the U.S.-led invasion. Thousands of U.S. Marines and British troops are conducting anti-Taliban operations in the region ahead of this month's presidential elections.

Separately, a French soldier was killed and two others were wounded during a clash with insurgents north of Kabul, the French military said in a statement.

The number of U.S. and other NATO killed in bombing and clashes has soared this year.

US Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,329 | Washington Post

As of Thursday, July 30, 2009, at least 4,329 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,464 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.