The Wall Street Journal reports that an increase
in U.S. military action in Afghanistan over
the past year has been accompanied by a higher
number of casualties.
In its report on Monday, the paper said that
141 American service members were killed or
wounded in the 12-month period through November
last year, marking a 35 percent on year surge.
Fourteen were reported to be killed in action,
up from seven deaths the previous year, while
127 were wounded.
Most of the casualties have occurred in the
last six months, leading to President Trump
ruling out any possible peace talks with the
Taliban, which is a contradiction of his own
strategy to end America's longest foreign
war.
