Afghanistan: The Death Toll Rises

The World

The BBC’s David Loyne joins The Takeaway from Afghanistan with a look at what was the deadliest month in the Afghan war. August is likely to be equally grim. After a violent weekend where six American soldiers died, a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least 12 people and injured many more this morning. Will the U.S. offensive be able to rout the Taliban before the presidential elections later this month?

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