August Was Deadliest Month For American Troops In Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
The U.S. lost 67 troops in Afghanistan in August, nearly half of them killed when the Taliban downed a Chinook helicopter.
Reporting from New Delhi — Sixty-seven U.S. troops died last month in the Afghanistan war, nearly half of them killed when the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter, making August the deadliest month for Americans in the nearly decadelong conflict.
The attack on the helicopter, which took place Aug. 6 in Wardak province, west of the capital, was also the deadliest single event of the war for U.S. forces. The 30 service members who lost their lives in the attack — the majority of them Navy SEALs, including some from the unit responsible for killing Osama bin Laden — were flying in to help Army Rangers under fire.
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