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U.S. troop surge focuses attention on roadside bombs

U.S. troop surge focuses attention on roadside bombs

Explosive ordnance disposal troop commander Lt. Caroline Pollock squats by a culvert on a dusty training ground and looks at what appears to be a pile of harmless junk. A plastic jug. Some metal casing. Wiring. All the makings of deadly roadside bombs.

 

Number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan doubles in 2009

Number of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan doubles in 2009

The year's tally was 319, compared with 155 in 2008, due mostly to the crude but ever larger and deadlier roadside bombs built by the Taliban.

 

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