U.S. Army soldiers attached to 2nd platoon, C troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st U.S Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team protect a wounded comrade from dust and smoke flares after an Improvised Explosive Device blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province in Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images) A milestone was reached in Afghanistan Wednesday that has not happened in six years: 30 days without a U.S. military fatality. It is the longest gap between U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan since February and March of 2007, when there was a similar 30 day... Continue reading
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