Sunday, August 7, 2011

Afghan IEDs Are Crippling U.S. Troops



Soldier Amputations From Afghan IEDs Up Sharply -- CBS News

(CBS News)

Friday was another deadly day in Afghanistan. In the south, one American was killed and two others wounded when insurgents fired rocket propelled grenades at them.

The biggest threat to U.S. troops remains the roadside bomb. Such attacks are on the rise and have caused a big increase in the number of Americans losing arms and leg, as CBS News David Martin reports.

Marine Sgt. Marshall Kennedy is a victim of an alarming trend -- fertilizer bombs originating in Pakistan dismembering American servicemen in Afghanistan.

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My Comment: Fertilizer products are used to make these bombs, and all of it comes from two plants in Pakistan.

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