US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000

The title says it all. The conflict going on in Afghanistan, now totaling 11 years in length, has officially claimed the lives of two thousand Americans. Grimly reminding the public that there is indeed still a brutal conflict going on in that part of the world and that our own men and women are going over there still sacrificing themselves. The latest deaths to add to the total are from a recent firefight with allied Afghan troops, a mix of confusion and friendly fire. The milestone in U.S deaths comes as the coalition of NATO troops is steadily withdrawing troops from that area, and in the process of training an Afghan police force and military to take the fight into their own hands. The program to train these Afghan soldiers has cost the American tax payers 22 billion dollars. A stunning amount, seeing how we have a ton of problems at home noteworthy of taking care of.