A U.S. Army soldier fires at insurgent positions in the hills surrounding the village of Barge Matal during Operation Mountain Fire in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. MoellerFrom The Washington Post:
KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a British soldier in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Friday, as defense officials in London said they may need to deploy even more troops in the fight against the Taliban.
July has already reached record monthly casualty levels for foreign troops in the eight-year-old war, with U.S. Marines and British soldiers launching major operations in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold in the south.
Civilians are also suffering more in an escalating fight. Nine members of the same family were killed by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, the Taliban's birthplace in the south.
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My Comment: Maybe this debate should have been done before flooding the country with thousands of troops and launching a major campaign in the heart of their opium fields.