Foreign Military Deaths Pass 2,000 In Afghanistan

Military Deaths Pass 2,000 As Afghan War Review Looms -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Total foreign military deaths in Afghanistan have passed 2,000 since the war began in late 2001, unofficial tallies showed on Sunday, in the approach to U.S. and Afghan elections and a U.S. strategy review.

The U.S. military accounted for more than 60 percent of the deaths but the total still lags the list of Afghan civilian casualties, which a U.N. report last week showed had risen sharply despite a drop in the number blamed on foreign troops.

The deaths of at least one more U.S. service member, an Australian and a Briton announced in the past two days have pushed the total of foreign military deaths to 2,002 since the Taliban were ousted in late 2001 by a U.S.-led coalition.

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Update #1: Foreign troop deaths in Afghan war 'top 2,000' -- AFP
Update #2: Troop deaths top 2000 in Afghan war -- Al Jazeera

My Comment: Nothing to cheer about .... nothing at all.