1. Afghan Update: Jan. 1 - Feb. 7, 2006
- Author:
- Francis Rheinheimer
- Publication Date:
- 02-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Defense Information
- Abstract:
- Four U.S. soldiers were killed on Feb. 13 when their vehicle hit a bomb in central Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. It was the deadliest single-day loss of American troops since September, when five died in a helicopter crash. On Feb. 19, the Pentagon announced that 215 U.S. soldiers had been killed since the conflict began in late 2001. Of those, 129 were killed by hostile action. On Feb. 23, a man driving a truck filled with explosives was shot and killed by coalition forces after the material failed to explode. He managed to throw one grenade but no soldiers were hurt.
- Topic:
- Human Welfare, Politics, Religion, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, United States, and America