Showing posts with label Statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Statistics. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers killed in 2012

Afghanistan's Defence Ministry announced on Sunday that during 2012, nearly 1,050 military personnel serving with the Afghan National Army (ANA) had lost their lives.

"Up to 1,050 Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel including officers and soldiers had been martyred in fight against insurgents and security incidents all over the country in 2012," General Zahir Azimi told a press briefing.

About 85 percent of army casualties were caused by the Taliban home-made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), he said.

Read full story at Sina

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Coalition military fatalities down on last year

Statistics: in January 2011, there were 32 Coalition military fatalities against 43 in January 2010.