U.S. Generals in Afghanistan Ask for More Armored Vehicles
Following this weekend's attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province, in which nine American soldiers were killed by Afghan insurgents, U.S. commanders have asked the Pentagon for more heavily armored MRAP vehicles -- as many as 600 to 1,000 more -- according to this CNN report from Monday morning.Following this weekend’s attack in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, in which nine American soldiers were killed by Afghan insurgents, U.S. commanders have asked the Pentagon for more heavily armored MRAP vehicles — as many as 600 to 1,000 more — according to this CNN report from Monday morning.
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