Blasts’ 8 U.S. deaths are deadly milestone
October toll worst since Afghan war began
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 4:53 a.m.
An Afghan soldier prepares to go on patrol Tuesday with his unit in the Pech Valley of Kunar province.
October became the deadliest month for U.S. troops in the eight-year war in Afghanistan when two powerful bombs killed eight soldiers and an interpreter Tuesday in separate attacks.
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