Afghanistan Army 2531 soldiers killed, 4238 wounded in four months

Afghanistan Army 2531 soldiers killed, 4238 wounded in four months

KABUL - A total of 2,531 Afghan security forces were killed and 4,238 wounded in the first four months of the year, according to figures released in a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan, a U.S. Congressional watchdog.

The figures, from Jan. 1-May 8, were provided to U.S. military authorities by the Afghan government and were consistent with figures from the same period last year, the report said.