This month America's deadliest in long Afghan war

August 31, 2011 by legitgov

This month America's deadliest in long Afghan war 30 Aug 2011 August has become the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan, increasing pressure on the Obama administration to bring troops home sooner rather than later. The 66 U.S. service members killed this month eclipses the previous record of 65 killed in July 2010, according to an Associated Press tally. Nearly half the August deaths occurred when 'insurgents' shot down a Chinook helicopter Aug. 6, killing 30 American troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs.