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| Afghanistan |
| Casualties Among Security Forces On The Rise |
| 2016-09-02 |
| Concerns have been raised over the sharp increase in deaths of Afghan National Security Forces' members, with roadside mines being one of the key reasons for this spike. The ministry of defense (MoD) said on Thursday that the Taliban's move to hit the Afghan Security Forces and the use of roadside mines was why soldiers were being lost every day. However, former military officials have said that poor war management on the battlefields is also one of the reasons. These days, security forces are busy fighting the Taliban and the scale of these clashes is resulting in a heavy death toll among security forces. But the MoD said the number of insurgents killed by security forces far outweighs the number of soldiers killed by militants. Muhammad Rad Manish, spokesperson for the ministry of defense said: "The enemy wants to take revenge and that started battles in every corner of the country which resulted in the increase in deaths among Afghan troops." Currently Afghan security forces are embroiled in clashes with the Taliban in a number of provinces, but Helmand and Kunduz are the deadliest by far. Meanwhile, the commander of Resolute Support in Afghanistan said recently that in July alone more than 900 Afghan soldiers were killed in battles. "Afghan forces get killed because of poor management. Officials need to train the soldiers based on the warzone situation so as to decrease the number of soldiers being killed, but they do not consider this," said Mirza Mohammad Yarmand, former deputy for the ministry of interior. Battles in Helmand and Kunduz have been ongoing for months now and the Taliban is still extremely active in the provinces. These battles have also resulted in the Afghan forces losing some districts to the Taliban. Even the regions that have been taken back from Taliban are not completely secure, said analysts. Atiqullah Amarkhil, a military analyst said: "Security forces do not have coordination with each other in the regions fighting the insurgents. They do not know how to manage the war; they even do not know how to defend the soldiers and the country." Exact numbers of fallen soldiers in recent battles have not yet been released. |
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