Al Jazeera: 'Will never rejoin': Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
Since 2015, nearly 30,000 Afghan soldiers and police have been killed, President Ashraf Ghani revealed this month.
As the Taliban maintain an upper hand in the 17-year Afghanistan conflict, casualties in the country's beleaguered security forces are reaching what experts warn are unsustainable levels.
Since the beginning of 2015, nearly 30,000 Afghan soldiers and police have been killed, President Ashraf Ghani revealed this month - a figure far higher than anything previously acknowledged.
That is an average of around 20 soldiers killed every day.
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