Canadian Soldiers In Afghanistan

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Congrats on sending less than 10% of the U.S. numbers.

Carrying the load??

In Afghanistan we were, I understand the US is sending more.
In Afghanistan it was Canadians in the fighting zone, not the Brits, not the Aussies, the Dutch, or the Italians.



The deployment will keep U.S. troop level at about 27,000

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapc...ops/index.html

[Ron]

Originally Posted by tstew

No, I believe I heard recntly that our losses in Afghanistan were now passing our losses in Iraq

Really?
Where?

[Baron1710]

As of July 12, 2008, there have been 811 coalition deaths in Afghanistan as part of ongoing coalition operations (Operation Enduring Freedom and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)): 476 American, 110 British, 87 Canadian, 25 German, 23 Spanish, 16 Dutch, 14 Danish, 12 French, 12 Italian, 7 Romanian, 6 Australian, 5 Polish, 3 Czech, 3 Estonian, 3 Norwegian, 2 Hungarian, 2 Portuguese, 2 Swedish, 1 Finnish, 1 Lithuanian, 1 South Korean.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

As of July 12, 2008, there have been 811 coalition deaths in Afghanistan as part of ongoing coalition operations (Operation Enduring Freedom and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)): 476 American, 110 British, 87 Canadian, 25 German, 23 Spanish, 16 Dutch, 14 Danish, 12 French, 12 Italian, 7 Romanian, 6 Australian, 5 Polish, 3 Czech, 3 Estonian, 3 Norwegian, 2 Hungarian, 2 Portuguese, 2 Swedish, 1 Finnish, 1 Lithuanian, 1 South Korean.

Baron, I am not disputing those figures but where did you get them?

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Ron

Ron we are keeping the number at 27,000 not increasing it to. The new troops are replacing those leaving.

[tstew]

Since May, the deaths of U.S. and allied troops have far outpaced the toll in Iraq. On Thursday, the toll in Afghanistan was 21 compared to six in Iraq. The International Security Assistance Force did not provide the nationality of a soldier who died in Afghanistan on Thursday

[tstew]

Originally Posted by tstew

Since May, the deaths of U.S. and allied troops have far outpaced the toll in Iraq. On Thursday, the toll in Afghanistan was 21 compared to six in Iraq. The International Security Assistance Force did not provide the nationality of a soldier who died in Afghanistan on Thursday

So far in July, there has been 15 killed in Afghanistan and 3 in Iraq

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Ron

Baron, I am not disputing those figures but where did you get them?

That was off of wikipedia, however they can be compared to this site which has them in tables.

http://www.icasualties.org/oef/
Country Total
Australia 6
Canada 87
Czech 3
Denmark 14
Estonia 3
Finland 1
France 12
Germany 25
Hungary 2
Italy 12
Lithuania 1
NATO 1
Netherlands 16
Norway 3
Poland 5
Portugal 2
Romania 7
South Korea 1
Spain 23
Sweden 2
UK 110
US 556
Total 892

[Ron]

Originally Posted by tstew

Since May, the deaths of U.S. and allied troops have far outpaced the toll in Iraq. On Thursday, the toll in Afghanistan was 21 compared to six in Iraq. The International Security Assistance Force did not provide the nationality of a soldier who died in Afghanistan on Thursday

It was a US Soldier from Fort Bragg killed today.

[tstew]

Originally Posted by Ron

It was a US Soldier from Fort Bragg killed today.

Oh, I had just copied that paragraph out of a recent article. I'm not sure how much of it I could have posted without getting in trouble.