The body of Corporal Darby T. Morin, of the US Army, arrives in Delaware; 63 foreign troops have been killed in Afghanistan this month and 295 this year. (Steve Ruark/AP)Nato Suffers Deadliest Year In Afghanistan Since 2001 Invasion -- The Telegraph
International forces have suffered the bloodiest year in Afghanistan since 2001 after four United States soldiers were killed in a bomb blast.
The latest deaths push the death toll of Nato-led coalition to 295 troops in less than eight months. The death toll for the whole of last year was 294.
Violence has escalated in the traditional Taliban fighting season this summer, just as thousands of additional international troops moved into the country.
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Deadliest year for troops in Afghanistan -- AFP
Four US soldiers killed, making 2009 deadliest year for Nato in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
2009 deadliest year for foreign troops in Afghanistan -- DAWN
Bomb kills 43 in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
Car bomb blasts in Afghanistan kill at least 41 -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Red Cross worker among Afghan bomb victims -- CNN
Taliban denies reponsibility for Afghan blast -- Reuters
Taliban deny role in southern Afghan attack -- AP
Afghan Bombing Strikes at Foreign Agencies -- New York Times
Skirmishes in N. Afghanistan leave 10 insurgents dead -- China View
Diggers assassinate Taliban leader Mullah Karim -- The Australian
On Afghanistan, Political Test for Obama -- Washington Post
U.S. Senator Feingold questions Afghanistan military strategy -- Chicago Tribune
Petraeus: More tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan -- AP
U.S., Allies Plan to Bolster Kandahar Force -- Wall Street Journal
Push by US commanders to boost Afghan war troops -- The Australian
Military rethinking 'golden hour' for injuries -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Military docs: Better hospital may be crucial -- AP
US Trying to Match Military Drive in Afghanistan with Socio-Economic Development -- Voice of America
Taking the Afghan Fight to the Farm -- New York Times
Winning in Afghanistan Is About Goats, Not Votes -- Newsweek
Handbook: Win Friends and Influence People in Afghanistan -- The Danger Room
AFGHANISTAN ELECTION RESULTSMore Afghan poll results expected -- BBC
Wide Fraud Is Charged as Afghans Tally Votes -- New York Times
Afghanistan's early returns point to a tie, possible runoff -- L.A. Times
Karzai has slim lead over Abdullah -- The Australian
Early Afghan Results: Karzai Will Win -- Time Magazine
Karzai, Abdullah Virtually Even in Afghan Vote -- Voice of America
Runoff could spell trouble for Afghanistan -- Globe And Mail
Foreign Policy: Afghan Elections: Bad And Ugly -- NPR
Afghan vote called 'mockery' -- The Toronto Star
Afghanistan's Sham Vote -- New York Times Opinion
CASUALTIES
FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 724 -- AP
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