Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 30, 2010

NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the national security team, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010, to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan. White House photo by Pete Souza

July Is Deadliest Month Of Afghanistan War For US -- BBC

American forces have experienced their deadliest month in the nine-year-old Afghan war, with 63 US service members killed in July.

June's record of 60 was surpassed after it was confirmed three soldiers killed in the south of the country on Thursday were Americans.

Meanwhile, hundreds of UK and Afghan troops launched a major offensive against the Taliban in Helmand.

Casualties have risen as the war escalates against a resurgent Taliban.

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More News On Afghanistan

July is deadliest month of Afghan war for US -- Yahoo News/AP
July becomes deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- CNN
Bombs 'kill three foreign troops' in Afghanistan -- AFP
Insurgents kill 13 civilians -- CNN
Afghans riot after deadly NATO crash -- 9News
British troops launch biggest offensive of summer in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Forces launch fresh Taliban attack -- Press Association
UK troops launch Operation Tor Shezada in Afghanistan -- BBC
'Successful' start to fresh assault on Taliban -- The Independent

Obama Meets with Advisers on Afghanistan, Pakistan -- Voice of America
Obama Signs $60 Billion Afghanistan War Bill to Pay for Increase in Troops -- Bloomberg
Obama signs Afghanistan war spending measure -- AFP
Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny -- Washington Post

Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster government -- AP
Taliban Exploit Openings in Neglected Province -- New York Times
Afghanistan’s Green Zone -- New York Times
Hearts and mind hard to reach in Afghan valley -- Reuters
In U.S. Midterm Elections, Afghan War Barely Surfaces -- New York Times
War council devotes little time to WikiLeaks -- USA Today
Biden says no plans to nation-build in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Biden: Pakistan spy agency 'changing' on Afghanistan -- AFP
Biden: US doing 'significant damage' to al-Qaida -- AP
Portrait of an occupied country -- Al Jazeera
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,122 -- AP