A volatile town in southern Afghanistan erupted Tuesday as rumors spread that American servicemen had desecrated a Koran and defiled local women in a nearby village. Two US service members were killed Wednesday in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan,bringing to 12 the number of American troops killed in Afghanistan so far this month. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.