Not since '79, now 2nd Ambassador Killed in Less Than a Year

The last ambassador before the disastrous Obama fiasco was Adolph Dubs, Ambassador to Afghanistan, who was killed on February 14, 1979. Dubs was captured in Kabul and was killed during the rescue attempt.

Then, of course, J. Christopher Stevens, Ambassador to Libya, September 11, 2012 was killed.

Now, Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old foreign service officer, died Saturday when the group she was traveling with was struck by an explosion in southern Zabul province. They were en route to traveling to donate textbooks to students.