At least 1,961 U.S. service personnel have been killed in Afghanistan over the
course of the 11-year war. Casualties rose steadily each year before reaching a
peak in 2010 when 492 personnel were killed. There has been a slight decrease in
casualties since then, with 398 killed in 2011, and at least 219 so far this
year. Even with the downward trend in deaths, however, one U.S. soldier has been
killed every day this year on average. July has been the deadliest month of 2012
for U.S. troops, with 40 killed as a result of war-related violence.
But still not as many as in Chicago. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_US_CASUALTIES_GLANCE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=
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