first, and most importantly, i don 't mean to suggest that american lives are objectively more important than afghans'. however, i was discussing politics with a friend this weekend, and he said 'thousands' of US soldiers have died in afghanistan, and i told him that was asinine. unfortunately, this whole issue isn't receiving any media attention anymore, and i can't find anything about it on the major news sites. so, i've resorted to asking a forum about it. so, anyone know of a reputable source for this sort of information? it would make debating the costs of war a lot more... realistic.
Ask something easier! In our country soldiers are puppets! The Pentagon on Friday denied a report broadcast on Abu Dhabi television that seven Americans had been killed, 14 wounded, and a number of others kidnapped in Afghanistan.. http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/07/26/afghanistan.report/ Not to speak of the hundreds of US troops killed in Afghnistan during recent months. Losses which are being covered up by the Pentagon and the Zionist controlled press. http://www.middleeast.org/comments/1/5687.shtml According to our sources, the US military is creating a means of concealing the real casualties in Afghanistan. It is based on doubling the financial and material support for the families of servicemen killed in action, if they keep silent and do not speak to the media http://wps.wm.ru:8103/chitalka/media_politic/en/20020429.shtml Checo was the 16th U.S. soldier killed in combat or hostile situations in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led anti-terror campaign began after the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,74605,00.html More than 3500 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan by US bombs, http://www.afsc.org/pwork/0202/020220.htm news reports and eyewitness accounts places the number of civilian casualties at 3,767 -- over 60 per day since US attacks commenced... http://monkeyfist.com/articles/800/ American soldier reports order to ignore civilian casualties in Afghanistan.. http://portland.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=12042&group=webcast :m:
ah! thanks, microzoft, you inspired some more creative searching on my part, and there's a very detailed account from ABCnews, which puts the number at 42 (including training accidents and such). if anyone's interested, it's here: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/STRIKE_Casualties.html
