An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier keeps watch at the Forward Base in Nari district near the army outpost in Kunar province, February 24, 2014. (REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI)
Afghan Troops Suffered More Casualties Than We Thought -- The Wire
The Afghanistan government revealed on Sunday that 13,729 Afghan police officers and soldiers have been killed during the Afghanistan war, a figure much higher than previously estimated. The statement, issued by President Hamid Karzai's cabinet, added that 16,511 police officers and soldiers were wounded during the war.
The international coalition, on the other hand, suffered 3,425 losses — about one-quarter of those sustained by Afghanistan. Until now, death toll estimates were at 10,436 for Afghan soldiers and police as of this June, the last time Afghan officials offered information on non-civilian casualties.
According to the New York Times, the data suggests that most of the deaths took place within the last three years:
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Update #1: 13,700 Afghan security personnel killed in 10 years -- AFP
Update #2: War Death Toll for Afghan Security Forces Is Over 13000 -- New York Times
My Comment: Most of these casualties have occurred in the past three years .... and it looks like 2014 is going to break even those numbers.
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