US DEATHS IN AFGHAN WAR HIT RECORD

The American death toll in Afghanistan this year has reached the highest annual rate since the start of the US-led invasion of the country nearly nine years ago.

A total of 323 US soldiers have so far been killed in Afghanistan during 2010, compared to 317 in 2009, according to figures published by the independent icasualties.org website, quoted by AFP.At 490, the overall death toll for foreign troops for the first eight months of the current year is rapidly reaching the record level registered in 2009, which stands at 521.The foreign troop death toll in the war-torn Afghanistan is nearing the 2,000 mark, of which 1,270 are Americans.Since last Friday, separate militant and bomb attacks have killed twenty-five US soldiers in Afghanistan.US President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned that the United States faced a "very tough fight" in Afghanistan, with more casualties and "heartbreak" to come. "We obviously still have a very tough fight in Afghanistan," Obama told US troops in Texas as he announced the formal end to combat operations in Iraq."We have seen casualties go up because we are taking the fight to al-Qaeda and the Taliban," Obama said. "It is going to be a tough slog."
The increasing number of troop casualties in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the continuation of the Afghan war.Despite their anger,fate of US forces and their allies in Afghanistan is going to be really alarming.US war on terror in Afghanistan is a war of destruction for US forces.USA will never be able to achieve its goals in Afghanistan as its destiny has been written and which is nothing but "Defeat".

US SOLDIERS SUICIDE RATE IN AFGHANISTAN AT RECORD HIGH

The suicide rate among US soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan has escalated to a record high, with an average of one suicide per day in June.According to US Army statistics, a total of 32 soldiers took their own lives last month, making it the worst month on record for Army suicides. Twenty-one were on active duty, with the rest being among National Guards or Army Reserve in an inactive status, CNN reported Friday.Psychologists have blamed renewed deployments and prolonged tours of duty as the major factors contributing to the higher suicide rate.

 Last year was the worst for the US Army in terms of suicides with 244 confirmed or suspected cases despite the adoption of a range of initiatives by the army to try to contain the problem.

The US Department of Defense reported that 160 active-duty army soldiers committed suicide in 2009 up from 140 in 2008.

A total of 4,326 American soldiers have been killed in the war-torn Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003. Iraq has witnessed bombings and terrorist attacks on an almost daily basis ever since.

Iraq has witnessed bombings and terrorist attacks on an almost daily basis since 2003.

Some 140,000 US-led troops are currently stationed in Afghanistan. A further 10,000 are expected to be deployed there in the coming weeks.

McChrystal's replacement does not signal a change in US strategies in Afghanistan. The former commander, citing a letter by US Ambassador to Kabul Karl Eikenberry, has said that should the American strategy fail in Afghanistan, it would be blamed on Afghan President Hamid Karzai.