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U.S. casualties in Afghanistan reach 2,000 amid new attacks
Top news: A suicide bomber dressed in an Afghan police uniform killed three NATO soldiers and at least a dozen Afghan police officers and civilians in the southeastern town of Khost on Monday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred while Afghan and NATO forces were participating in a foot patrol.
The bombing comes shortly after an altercation in Wardak Province between U.S. and Afghan troops left two Americans and three Afghans dead. The New York Times notes that while Afghan officials have characterized the clash as a misunderstanding, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force initially called the incident "a suspected insider attack." Attacks by Afghan police or soldiers (or insurgents disguised as Afghan security forces) have killed more than 50 coalition forces this year.
The violence coincided with a grim milestone in the 11-year-old war over the weekend, as U.S. military casualties hit 2,000. More than 1,000 coalition troops have also died in the conflict.
Libya: New reports in the Washington Post and the New York Times indicate that U.S. officials underestimated the security threat facing American personnel in Libya prior to the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. "They had not reinforced the U.S. diplomatic outpost there to meet strict safety standards for government buildings overseas," the Post notes. "Nor had they posted a U.S. Marine detachment, as at other diplomatic sites in high-threat regions."
The bombing comes shortly after an altercation in Wardak Province between U.S. and Afghan troops left two Americans and three Afghans dead. The New York Times notes that while Afghan officials have characterized the clash as a misunderstanding, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force initially called the incident "a suspected insider attack." Attacks by Afghan police or soldiers (or insurgents disguised as Afghan security forces) have killed more than 50 coalition forces this year.
The violence coincided with a grim milestone in the 11-year-old war over the weekend, as U.S. military casualties hit 2,000. More than 1,000 coalition troops have also died in the conflict.
Libya: New reports in the Washington Post and the New York Times indicate that U.S. officials underestimated the security threat facing American personnel in Libya prior to the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. "They had not reinforced the U.S. diplomatic outpost there to meet strict safety standards for government buildings overseas," the Post notes. "Nor had they posted a U.S. Marine detachment, as at other diplomatic sites in high-threat regions."
Morning Brief: U.S. casualties in Afghanistan reach 2,000 amid new attacks
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