Oct 27 2009

October deadliest month for US in Afghan war (AP)

October deadliest month for US in Afghan war
(AP)

Afghan National Army soldiers gather as they prepare to go on patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP – Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the U.S. death toll to a record level for the third time in four months as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy for the troubled war.

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