U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Daniel Miller rushes with fellow paratroopers to a hilltop to direct the elements of his platoon during a firefight in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. Miller, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Forces Death Toll Reaches 3000 In Afghanistan War -- The Telegraph
A sombre milestone has been reached in the Afghanistan war after an American sailor became the 3000th member of the Nato coalition to lose his life.
The United States Defence Department announced that a serviceman had died from "complications associated with a medical condition," becoming the 3,000th casualty according to a tally compiled by the broadcaster CNN.
The death comes as Nato armies hastened preparations for a pullout after more than a decade of fighting.
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