Afghanistan Less Deadly For NATO In 2011 -- UPI
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Casualties among U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan were lower in 2011 as an overall withdrawal picked up steam, statistics show.
Commanders said 417 Americans were killed last year compared to 499 in 2010 while the overall NATO death toll slid from 711 to 565.
The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that the latter part of 2011 was marked by the passage of several days at a time without a fatality.
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