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U.S. Casualties in Afghan War Soar Toward 15,000 Dead and Injured

Americans have their eyes on the rising death toll of U.S. military men and women in Afghanistan, now nearing 1,000. But the casualty toll from that eight-year-old war also includes the less visible, silent ranks of those wounded and evacuated for injuries, a number that has reached at least 13,775 mostly young Americans. In many cases, their wounds will impose a lifelong burden on them and their families. Altogether, the human cost of the Afghan war has reached 14,381 dead and wounded as of Monday morning, and senior U.S. officers have warned that because of the growing number of troops in ...

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