US deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan (AP)

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US deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan
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<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAP - U.S. military deaths in Iraq plunged by two-thirds in 2008 from the previous year, a reflection of the improving security following the U.S. military's counterinsurgency campaign and al-Qaida's slow retreat from the battlefield. By comparison, the war in Afghanistan saw American military deaths rise by 35 percent in 2008 as Islamic extremists shift their focus to a new front with the West.</p><br clear="all"/>


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