A bomb targeting Afghan police exploded in the heart of Afghanistan's western city of Herat on August 3, killing 12 people and wounding another 20 during rush hour, police said. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
The BBC's David Loyn joins The Takeaway from Afghanistan with a look at what was the deadliest month in the Afghan war. August is likely to be equally grim. After a violent weekend where six American soldiers died, a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least 12 people and injured many more this morning. Will the U.S. offensive be able to rout the Taliban before the presidential elections later this month?
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