Afghanistan now deadlier than Iraq, and Utah G.I.s arrive as violence surges

The mobilization alert came as U.S. service members in Iraq were reeling from the deadliest three-month period since the invasion. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, coalition casualties were on a much slower rise - and a much-anticipated spring offensive by Taliban rebels had failed to emerge in the violent ways that had been predicted. Now, as the soldiers of the 142nd settle into their new mission in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, the situation hardly ... Full Story »