US soldier deaths in Afghanistan now over 1,000

With the recent escalation of the US occupation of Afghanistan by President Barack Obama and the military campaigns in Marjah and Kandahar it was expected the US casualty rates would increase.

According to the website icasualties.org, the number of US troop deaths in at 1,083, while the total number of NATO soldier deaths is at 1,784.

Yesterday it was reported that the US will now shift to more special forces operations in Kandahar, with an emphasis on raids to undermine the power of the Taliban. This decision is not likely to reduce the number of US troops, which will be killed in action. In fact, the number of US soldier deaths has been on the rise since Obama took office.

Watch the most recent Rethink Afghanistan video, which invites people to take action in response to the increased US troop death count.