Unlucky Sixes in Afghanistan

Six:

"6 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan" New York Times, March 08, 2012

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Six British soldiers were killed when their armored vehicle struck an explosive device in southern Afghanistan, the British government said Wednesday, in the deadliest attack on British forces in six years. It took the number of British dead to 404 since the war started.  

I hope the lies were worth it.

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Six:

"6 NATO troops die in Afghan copter crash" Associated Press, January 20, 2012

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A NATO helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing six members of the international military force, the US-led coalition said.

The coalition said in a release early today that there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being investigated.

The coalition did not disclose the nationalities of those killed.

The crash occurred just hours after seven civilians were killed outside a crowded gate at Kandahar Air Field, a sprawling base for US and NATO operations, after a suicide attacker set off a vehicle laden with explosives. The Taliban claimed responsibility, claiming they were targeting a NATO convoy.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef said NATO forces opened fire after the bombing, and that they killed three of the seven civilians who died. The coalition denied this, saying there was no fighting after the blast.

It was the second suicide bombing in as many days in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The coalition said no NATO troops were killed. On Wednesday, 13 civilians, including three Afghan policemen, were killed when a suicide attacker blew himself up in a bazaar in neighboring Helmand Province....

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Six:

"Explosions kill 6 Afghan children, 5 NATO troops" January 07, 2012

KABUL - The deaths bring to nine the number of international troops killed in the first week of the year. At least 544 NATO troops died in Afghanistan in 2011, the second-deadliest year for the coalition in the decade-old war.

US and NATO forces in Afghanistan have been significantly increased since 2009 and the government’s army and police have rapidly expanded, resulting in the capture and killing of thousands of insurgents. Nonetheless, the guerrillas have retained their capability to inflict losses on coalition forces.   

Yeah, we're winning.

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That was three sixes, right?

Related: John the Revelator

He put 'em all 6 feet under.