The MATV vehicle (left) and its predecessor, the MRAP, (right) have cut the rate of U.S. deaths causeed by IEDS, or roadside bombs. | Thomas L. Day / Macon Telegraph / MCTFrom McClatchy News:
KABUL — Canadian reporter Michelle Lang spent her last moments in a Canadian Light Armored Vehicle rolling down a muddy path in Kandahar province on the day before New Year's Eve.
The improvised explosive device that killed Lang and four Canadian soldiers flipped the 23-ton LAV upside down, according to the Canwest News Service, Lang's employer. The Canadian LAV-III and LAV-25 closely resemble the American Stryker, an armored vehicle that U.S. soldiers have nicknamed the "Kevlar coffin."
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My Comment: The key sentence in this report is the following ....
.... In 2003, there were 81 recorded IED incidents in Afghanistan. In 2009, there were 7,228 ....
An 90x increase in IED attacks in 6 years. I suspect that 2010 will be even higher.
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