2,000th U.S. death reported in Operation Enduring Freedom
Source: CNN
(CNN) -- The death of a U.S. Marine in southern Afghan combat has ushered in a grim milestone. Cpl. Taylor J. Baune of Andover, Minnesota, is the 2,000th American to die in Operation Enduring Freedom, the name for what the Bush administration characterized as the "war on terror" after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
The operation began with the invasion of Afghanistan and the toppling of the Taliban, which harbored the al Qaeda terror network that conducted the attacks. But there were military actions and activities in other countries, nearby and far-flung.
Most coalition casualties have occurred in Afghanistan, but others occurred in Pakistan, Uzbekistan. Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Yemen.
The number of Americans who've died in Afghanistan itself totals 1,884.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/world/asia/afghanistan-enduring-freedom-deaths/index.html
pinto
(106,886 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Operation Enduring Freedom only for the top 10th of 1% to lie, cheat, steal, rape. pillage and murder.
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)PB
Az_lefty
(3,670 posts)truedelphi
(32,324 posts)And missing young service man, there have been a total of 13,000 killed and wounded Americans since Obama took office.
This is all so sad. And of course, the losses suffered by the Afghan people, over an area that will continually be fought over by other nations for its quite valuable opium crop, is heart breaking as well.
Our CiA loves its dope wars. And will not willingly let go of this one, until We The People stand together and say enough is enough.
crunch60
(1,412 posts)of our Military Industrial Complex. Murder and genocide will continue, because
"We own the world". Romney will certainly do his best to engage in a war with Iran, because this puppet serves the corporate state.
It will be an easy decision for him, he received four deferments and never had to serve. Has anyone in the Romney family ever served in the military? None that I know of. .
frylock
(34,825 posts)xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)snot
(10,549 posts)'Cuz there have been a lot of contractor casualties, which aren't always included.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)I don't know their national breakdown though. About a third or so of them were under arms.
longship
(40,416 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)I am tired of Big Oil and Wall Street running Washington.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)may3rd
(593 posts)KABUL (Reuters) - - India has done well to resist U.S. calls for greater involvement in Afghanistan, the Taliban said in a rare direct comment about one of the strongest opponents of the hardline Islamist group that was ousted from power in 2001.
The Taliban also said they won't let Afghanistan be used as a base against another country, addressing fears in New Delhi that Pakistan-based anti-India militants may become more emboldened if the Taliban return to power.
The Afghan Taliban have longstanding ties to Pakistan and striking a softer tone towards its arch rival India could be a sign of a more independent course.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47847659/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
That would have tested the nuclear deterrence of Pak/India tensions when considering the next grim milestone marker that would have set