US stops giving militant death tolls in Afghanistan…
July 25, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military in Afghanistan has stopped releasing figures showing how many militants have been killed in fighting with US-led forces, officials said Friday.
“Indicating the number of insurgents killed has little relevance to impacting the lives of Afghans,” Rear Admiral Gregory Smith said in an email to AFP.
Smith sent an order last month to NATO and US forces blocking the military from releasing details on militant death tolls and providing estimates instead.
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