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July 19, 2009
July bloodiest month for US-led troops
By Sheila Samples
July is shaping up as the deadliest month for the US-led forces in Afghanistan, with the foreign troops' death toll reaching the highest in the eight-year-war. As of Sunday, at least 50 international troops, including 24 Americans, have been killed in Afghanistan this month.
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July is shaping up as the deadliest month for the US-led forces in Afghanistan, with the foreign troops' death toll reaching the highest in the eight-year-war. As of Sunday, at least 50 international troops, including 24 Americans, have been killed in Afghanistan this month.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.