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Afghan War: Rise in Road Side Bombs
Written by Web Master Sunday, 11 April 2010 23:42
In Afghanistan, civilians are reporting more roadside bombs to the coalition — but insurgents are continuing to plant record numbers of the deadly devices. According to latest figures released by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization, or JIEDDO, the Pentagon’s dedicated organization for combating roadside bombs, Afghans turned in 34 devices in March, more than double the number turned in during the same month in 2008. But the total number of roadside bombs, including those found and cleared by coalition troops, reached 989 in the same month. That’s close to a peak in August 2009, when over a thousand IEDs were laid.
The number of effective attacks (i.e., those which injured or killed coalition forces) has remained relatively flat. According to JIEDDO’s numbers, 21 coalition troops were killed in March by roadside bombs, the same number as were killed in IED strikes the previous March. The number of wounded is significantly higher: 241 coalition troops were wounded by the devices last month, as opposed to 57 the previous March.
In a briefing yesterday for reporters, JIEDDO Director Lt. Gen. Michael Oates said the hope was that the number of overall attacks would drop as security improves, and as the population turned against insurgents. “We’ve proven it once (in Iraq) and we’re having to prove it in Afghanistan,” he said, according to the Associated Press. “But it’s not quick, and it’s not without casualties.”
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