The sad truth about the deaths of eight American soldiers in Afghanistan this weekend is that they were not even meant to be in the remote military base that was attacked, blogs Sarah Smith.
Biography
Sarah joined Channel 4 News as Scotland correspondent in 1998. She went on to become the main presenter of More4 News, Channel 4's new digital channel, and is now Channel 4 News's Washington correspondent.
Over the last few years she has covered stories ranging from the US presidential elections, the Madrid train bombings (for which Channel 4 News won an international Emmy in 2004), to the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith and an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer.
Sarah came to Channel 4 from 5 News where she was a reporter for two years. Previously she worked as a producer for the BBC - on programmes such as Newsnight, Public Eye and Rough Guides.
Sarah began her journalistic career in 1989 as a graduate trainee with BBC Scotland. She spent a year living and working in Belfast for BBC Northern Ireland, during which time she was held at gunpoint by the UFF in the UDA's West Belfast headquarters.
In 1991, Sarah moved to London as an assistant producer with BBC Youth Programmes, working on Rough Guide, Rapido and Reportage.
Two years later Sarah moved to news and current affairs, first as assistant producer with the Public Eye and Here & Now programmes, joining Newsnight as a producer in 1994.
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