U.S. dead in Afghanistan hits 1,000, blast kills 7 civilians
• ReutersThe number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has reached 1,000, an independent website said on Tuesday, with deadly bombings in the south and east highlighting the struggle to stabilize the country.
And for every one of those troops, how many innocent civilians have been slaughtered? No matter how many soldiers fall, the innocents fall faster, harder and and in larger numbers.