Good stuff: Nine US troops die in Taliban assault on Afghan base

The Nato-led effort to subdue the Taliban suffered one its heaviest blows since the 2001 invasion yesterday when nine US soldiers were killed and 15 other Nato troops injured in a day-long battle in a region close to the Pakistan border.

The US troops died as their base came under attack in Kunar, eastern Afghanistan. The news puts further pressure on Pakistan, where coalition forces believe many Taliban militants are based. It was among the biggest losses for the coalition since the start of the war.

The fighting was set off after a multi-pronged militant assault targeted a small, remote US base. Militants fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars from homes and a mosque in the village of Wanat in the north-eastern province of Kunar, a mountainous region that borders Pakistan, Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.

The attack on the relatively new outpost began at 4.30am and lasted throughout the day, claiming the lives of nine Americans and dozens of Taliban. The attack appeared to be the deadliest for US troops in Afghanistan since June 2005, when 16 American troops were killed when their helicopter was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade.

With 28 soldiers killed, June was the deadliest month for coalition forces since 2001. July is looking to be costly, in military and civilian terms. Earlier this month, the bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul killed 41. The Afghan authorities accused Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency of orchestrating the bombing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/14/usforeignpolicy.afghanistan

Thanks for your sacrifice fellas! :D

Good stuff: Nine US troops die in Taliban assault on Afghan base

Good stuff: Nine US troops die in Taliban assault on Afghan base

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