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July 7, 2009

7 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan
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In Afghanistan, seven U.S. troops were killed Monday in four separate
attacks. It was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in
nearly a year. Meanwhile, a Taliban militant group is claiming it’s
captured a U.S. soldier who went missing last week. The militants didn’t
provide any proof but the U.S. military has said it thinks the soldier
was captured. Meanwhile Monday, President Obama unveiled a new agreement
with the Russia government to grant overflight rights to U.S. military
shipments headed for Afghanistan.

President Obama: “I just want to thank again the Russian government for
the agreement for military transit that will save U.S. troops both time
and money, and it is, I think a gesture that indicates the degree to
which in the future Russian U.S. cooperation can be extraordinary
important to solving a whole host of this very important international
issues.”



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