WASHINGTON D.C.: Afghan troops are dying on the battlefield in unprecedented numbers after having taken over from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led forces, and the death toll is “not sustainable,” a top US commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
Afghan army and police have suffered a 6.5-percent spike in casualties this year, with 4,634 killed in combat in 2014, compared to 4,350 killed for all of 2013, said Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson, the number two ranking US officer in Afghanistan.
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