Violence in Afghanistan increased dramatically in the first four months of this
year: roadside bomb attacks rose by 94%, compared with the same period in 2009.
On average there were three suicide bombings a week. Assassinations haved risen 45%, with the Taliban and others increasingly successful at killing Afghan
officials. As of June 7, 2010, there have been 1,725 coalition deaths in Afghanistan since the invasion in
2001 .
