KABUL and other militants from expanding their control of the countryside will continue to be a challenge for Afghan security forces, says a US federal watchdog.
In a quarterly report on Monday, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) said casualties among Afghan forces in the war against the insurgents were shockingly high.
Conflict-related casualties had hit an all-time high, with the Taliban still controlling a third of the country, where reconstruction projects . . .
