Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani speaks during a plenary session at the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
BBC: Afghanistan's Ghani says 45,000 security personnel killed since 2014
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45,000 members of the country's security forces have been killed since he became leader in 2014.
The figure is far higher than previously thought, with Mr Ghani saying late last year that 28,000 had been killed since 2015.
"The number of international casualties is less than 72," he said on Friday. "It shows who is doing the fighting."
His comments come amid top-level talks between US and Taliban representatives.
The Taliban, the main insurgent group in Afghanistan, said on Thursday that they had held four days of face-to-face talks with US officials seeking to end 17 years of war.
It is not clear if the talks have continued into Friday, but earlier reports said negotiators were progressing towards a deal.
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Update: Ghani Reveals New Figures On Afghan Forces Deaths (TOLO News)
WNU Editor: These numbers are jaw-dropping.
