KABUL – In a first Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has admitted thatmore than 45,000 Afghan security personnel have lost their lives since hetook the office in September 2014.
He put the number at more than 28,000 last year in November, TOLO News hasreported.
“Over 45,000 Afghan security personnel have paid the ultimate sacrifice,”Ghani said. “The number of international casualties is less than 72.”
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Ghani left Kabul to Swiss few days after an NDS facility in Maidan Wardakprovince, almost 50 kilometers south of Kabul, was attacked by the Talibanwhere more than 36 Afghan security force members were killed whileunconfirmed reports suggest higher casualties.
