| Seven years of western military presence in Afghanistan has led to more insecurity and a sharply upward spiral of civilian lives lost to errant American air strike and suicide bombers. More than 4,700 people have been killed in insurgency-related violence in the country this year. |
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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.