KABUL: United States has issued the figures for the Afghan Forces casualties while fighting the Afghan Taliban.

Afghanistan’s security forces battling the resurgent Taliban have suffered around 15,000 casualties, including 5,523 fatalities in the first eight months of 2016, says a U.S. government monitoring agency.

The agency has also warned of eroding gains the war-shattered country has made with the help of the international community.

Afghan Forces fail to retake Kunduz from Afghan Taliban clutches

TheSPECIAL  Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its quarterly report published Sunday noted the Afghan government lost 2.2 percent territorial control during this year’s fighting.

“Of Afghanistan’s 407 districts, 258 districts were under government control or influence, 33 districts were under insurgent control or influence, and 116 districts were “contested.”

Afghan Taliban are strengthening their positions in Afghanistan with every passing day.