The Count
As of Tuesday, day 3,230 of the war in Afghanistan and day 2,684 of the war in Iraq …
By Jake Armstrong 08/12/2010
1,112
American military service members (1 more than last week) have died in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001, and 4,417 (the same as last week) have died in Iraq since that war began in 2003, according to the US Defense Department.
31
percent more civilian casualties occurred in the first 6 months of 2010, and 76 percent of those deaths are being blamed on “anti-government elements,” or insurgents, according to a United Nations report, The New York Times reported.
1
bullet to the head was what the Taliban used to execute Sanam Gul, an Afghan woman who was widowed 4 years ago and executed Saturday after being accused of adultery for a relationship with a man who remains in Taliban custody for impregnating her, CNN reported.
$18
billion has been spent beefing up Iraq’s struggling security forces, and the Pentagon has requested $2 billion more in 2011 to continue that support, which Gen. Ray Odierno (left) said would be crucial to continuing development and US influence in Iraq,
The Washington Post reported.
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