With so much attention placed on the War in Iraq, we tend to forget that 19,000 American soldiers are serving in the war in Afghanistan.  99 American soldiers lost their lives there in 2005, nearly twice the number who were killed in 2004.  In a visit to Afghanistan in December, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld said that he had authorized a reduction in US forces in that country from 19,000 to 16,000 this year.  He indicated that an increase in NATO troops will make up the difference.  There is still no word as to whether we are any closer to capturing or killing Osama bin Laden who is believed to be in the region, i.e., if he is still alive. 

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