An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used by the Taliban is displayed during a lesson on identifying IEDs for Afghan policemen conducted by U.S. army soldiers at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, October 15, 2012.
Pentagon Warns US Troops Could Face More IEDs During Withdrawal -- Voice of America
CAPITOL HILL — A Pentagon official said U.S. and allied forces will face a higher threat from improvised explosive devices, IED’s, as they draw down in Afghanistan.
U.S. officials said improvised explosive devices, homemade bombs usually placed on roadsides, have accounted for more than 60 percent of U.S. combat casualties in Afghanistan.
2011 was the deadliest year, with more than 1,900 U.S. troops killed or wounded by IEDs.
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More News On The Growing Problem Of IEDs In Afghanistan
3-star: More IEDs likely amid Afghan drawdown -- Army Times
Top general expects IED problem to rise in Afghanistan -- CNN
Pentagon warns of higher bomb threat in drawdown -- AP
US troops may face more IED attacks in Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
US presses Pakistan on bomb fertilizer -- International News
Pakistan must do more to stop flow of IEDs: Barbero -- Express Tribune
US Senator warns Pakistan of inaction against IEDs -- The Hindu
Senators Examine Terrorist Use of IEDs -- CSpan
Pakistan: Ally or Killer? -- Mark Thompson, Time
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