WORLD BRIEFING / AFGHANISTAN
From Times Wire Reports
A record 155 U.S. troops died in Afghanistan in 2008, according to icasualties.org, the deadliest year yet in a seven-year war that military officials say is likely to get even bloodier. Thousands more U.S. troops are to be deployed this year.
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