U.S. troops cross a makeshift bridge in a small village during an operation in the Alingar district of Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 21, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan CraneU.S. Suffers Its Deadliest Month In Afghanistan After 66 Troops Die In Combat During August -- Daily Mail
Sixty-six U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan in August, making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly decade-long war.
Nearly half of that total died on August 6, when the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter in eastern Afghanistan.
That was the single deadliest event of the war and sent the monthly total soaring.
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August is America's deadliest in Afghanistan war -- ABC News
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August is deadliest month for Americans in Afghanistan -- RT
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