June worst month for U.S. troops since 2001

From The Raleigh News & Observer today:

At least 15 North Carolina-based service members have died as a result of fighting in Afghanistan this month - nine during the past week - in what is shaping up to be a deadly summer for the effort to bring stability to the country through military force.

June was the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001. Figures from the U.S. Department of Defense indicate that 60 U.S. troops were killed in what the military calls Operation Enduring Freedom during June, one more than in the next-deadliest month of October 2009.