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The body of a Fort Campbell soldier slain in Afghanistan returned to his hometown of Owensboro to a crowd of hundreds waving flags and waiting to give him a hero's send off.

An Afghan teenager fatally stabbed an American soldier in the neck as he played with children in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as the U.S. death toll rose sharply last month with an uptick in fighting due to warmer weather.

We have lost two more soldiers since last Monday's post. One of the saddest stories is the death of Sgt.

The brother of a Fort Campbell soldier killed last week said his sibling appeared to be aware of the dangers facing him in Afghanistan and that the deployment would be more dangerous than a previous tour in Iraq.

An Afghan teenager killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children, officials said Monday.