Afghan Ambush Kills 6; 2007 Deadliest Year for US

At least 101 troops have been killed this year
By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 10, 2007 10:13 AM CST
Afghan Ambush Kills 6; 2007 Deadliest Year for US
In this image released by the U.S. Navy on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, an F/A-18F Hornet launches off the bow of the carrier USS Enterprise during sunset, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, prior to beginning a Close Air Support mission in support of ground forces in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Peter Scheu)   (Associated Press)

The deaths of 6 American soldiers in an ambush yesterday make 2007 the deadliest year so far for US troops in Afghanistan, the AP reports. This year's toll is at 101. The AP also says that more than 5,800 people, most of them militants, have been killed in the country this year, the highest number since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

Yesterday's ambush took place in eastern Afghanistan, where soldiers returning from a meeting with village elders were attacked with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Three Afghan troops were killed in the attack, and another eight US soldiers wounded. The US death toll in Iraq, which surpassed 850, is also at a yearly high. "With Sunday being Veterans Day, this is a reminder of the sacrifices that our troops (make)," said a military spokesman.  (More Afghanistan stories.)

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