Afghanistan's Most Dangerous Job: Finding IEDs - CBSNews

(CBS) Roadside bombs are the greatest threat to U.S. forces in the Afghan war - and that threat is growing. In 2005, 20 coalition troops were killed by improvised explosive devices - IEDs. This year, that number is ten times higher. Roadside bombs now account for about 60 percent of all fatalities. The U.S. military uses elite teams of experts to locate and defuse the insurgents' hidden bombs. ... - Afghanistan's Most Dangerous Job: Finding IEDs - CBS Evening News ...
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