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# Af-Pak War update:  U.S. casualties hit new monthly record, nearly 6 out of 10 Pakistanis view America as an enemy
- URL: https://ivn.us/af-pak-war-update-us-casualties-hit-new-monthly-record-nearly-6-out-10-pakistanis/
- Published: 2010-07-30T13:44:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:16:36.000Z
- Author: Ryan Jaroncyk
- Tags: News

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Eclipsing last month's record, 63 U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan with another day remaining in July. Over [1,200](http://icasualties.org/OEF/index.aspx?ref=ivn.us) American soldiers have died since the onset of the war in 2001, and the cost of the war has now risen above [$286 billion](http://www.nationalpriorities.org/?ref=ivn.us).

In Pakistan, the latest [Pew poll](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixrZW8sn1EDe82amVKRoungNdldgD9H8TRB83?ref=ivn.us) of 2,000 adults revealed a number of insightful statistics:

Approximately 60% of Pakistanis view America as an enemy, while only 10% view it as a partner

51% are somewhat or extremely concerned about extremists taking over the government, compared to 69% last year

38% view Al-Qaida as a serious threat, compared to 61% last year

54% view the Taliban as a serious threat, compared to 73% last year

18% view Al-Qaida favorably, compared to 9% last year

Of the Pakistanis who are aware of Drone attacks, 93% believe they are a bad thing, 90% believe they kill too many innocents, and 49% believe they are being executed without the approval of their government

Poll numbers suggesting a negative perception of the United States, an extremely high antipathy toward U.S. drone attacks, and an increasingly positive view of Al-Qaida, combined with the recent WikiLeaks revelations of likely collusion between Pakistani intelligence and the Taliban, should raise serious questions about the viability of U.S.-Pakistan relations in the War on Terror.

And in Afghanistan, civilian and military leaders continue to warn of escalating casualty numbers as 100,000 U.S. troops and a smaller NATO contingent meet stiffer Taliban resistance.