Picture Left:A wounded U.S. soldier receives first aid inside a bunker in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.(REUTERS/Oleg Popov)
New U.S. deaths make 2009 Afghan war's deadliest
Four U.S. servicemen were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Tuesday, making 2009 the deadliest year for the growing contingent of foreign troops since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.The deaths highlighted the steadily worsening violence in the country, which has been in political limbo since a disputed presidential election last week....