US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 447
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080618/i/r3686538235.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=XOA3Ei0Gw0IZLwTddsgkQw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An Afghan army soldier (L) patrols as British soldiers (background) stand at a checkpoint in the southern city of Kandahar June 18, 2008. Helicopter gunships and troops with small and heavy arms blasted a valley in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as local and NATO forces launched a huge offensive against hundreds of Taliban insurgents, many of whom broke out of jail last week. REUTERS/Ismail Sameem (AFGHANISTAN)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_re_us/afghan_us_deaths)AP - As of Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at least 447 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures June 7 at 10 a.m. EDT.</p><br clear="all"/>
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