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| 10 Afghan soldiers martyred during clearance operations: MoD |
| 2016-03-09 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces continue to suffer casualties at an alarming level amid deteriorating security situation across the country. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least 10 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) bit the dust in fight against the terrorist groups in the past 24 hours. The latest toll by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) puts the number of the Afghan soldiers to 36 who have bit the dust since the beginning of the week. The steep rise in the Afghan army casualties comes as the Afghan security institutions have stepped up counter-terrorism operations in different parts of the country to suppress the anti-government armed forces of Evil activities. The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since the beginning of the Afghan calendar year which is normally the time the Taliban group launch their summer offensive. According to the earlier estimates by security officials, the Afghan army deaths stood at 4 service members daily on average which is mainly caused due to improvised bomb (IED) attacks. The officials are also saying that the Afghan cops casualties have increased sharply since they have taken full control of the security responsibilities from the coalition forces at the start of last year. |
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