29 Mar 2024
Tuesday 2 July 2013 - 11:07
Story Code : 36321

Nearly 300 Afghan security forces killed in one month

Nearly 300 Afghan security forces killed in one month
[caption id="attachment_36322" align="alignright" width="210"] File photo shows Afghan National Police (ANP) stand during a graduation ceremony at a police training center in Herat on December 20, 2012.[/caption]
Some 300 Afghan police officers have lost their lives in attacks carried out across the war-torn country in the span of about a month.
According to a statement released by the countrys Interior Ministry on Monday, 299 police officers were killed and 618 others were injured during attacks carried out by militants from May 10 to June 13.

About 750 militants were also killed and over 300 others were nabbed following military operations across the country in the same time span, the statement added.

Reports also said that during the first five months of 2013, over 800 Afghan security forces were killed in attacks across the country. More than 360 Afghan civilians lost their lives in the same period.

In late April, the Taliban announced the start of their annual "spring offensive" against US-led and Afghan forces, vowing a new wave of attacks across Afghanistan.

The militant group said it would use "every possible tactic" to inflict casualties on Afghan and US-led forces. They specifically mentioned insider and bomb attacks.

Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are by far the most lethal weapons Taliban militants use against Afghan forces, foreign troops, and civilians.

The announcement prompted the Afghan authorities to tighten security in major cities across the country, including the capital Kabul.

The increasing number of casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger against the United States and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war, which began in 2001.

The US-led war in Afghanistan removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across Afghanistan, despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.

By Press TV

 

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