U.S. Army Sgt. Ramon Cortez takes a knee while providing security detail during a combat patrol in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2012. Cortez is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
Afghanistan: Things Getting Better, If By "Better" You Mean More IEDs Going Off and Hurting People -- Brian Doherty, Reason
USA Today reports from America's favorite quagmire:
The number of improvised explosive devices that were cleared or detonated rose to 16,554 from 15,225, an increase of 9%, according to data obtained by USA TODAY. In 2009, total IED "events," as they are known, came to 9,304.
Insurgent reliance on IEDs as their No. 1 weapon meant a rise in concussions and severe wounds to U.S.servicemembers who have been operating on foot to root out Taliban fighters in remote areas. Civilians were increasingly becoming the main victims.
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Explosion kill NATO service member in southern Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
Danish soldier accidentally killed baby in Afghanistan: Army -- Straits Times
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New U.N. Envoy Urges Afghans to Take Part in Peace Process -- New York Times
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3 killed in suicide explosion in Afghanistan -- CNN
Afghan army take security lead in Nangarhar province -- Khaama Press
NATO hands over security of Balkh province to Afghan army -- Khaama Press
Afghans take over security responsibility in Badakhshan province -- Dvids
France agrees to two decades of support in Afghanistan, despite attack on its troops -- Washington Post
France: No quick decision on Afghanistan -- UPI
NATO urges French commitment to Afghanistan -- AFP
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