Stars & Stripes berichtet, die Zahl der afghanischen „Sicherheitskräfte“ (Polizei & Militär) sei im letzten Jahr deutlich zurückgegangen: „The number of U.S.-funded Afghan security force personnel has sharply declined over the past year, even as fighting and terror attacks escalated in many parts of the country, a U.S. government watchdog said on Monday. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces as of Jan. 31 numbered 296,409 people, with the Afghan National Army at 85.4 percent of its authorized strength and the Afghan National Police at 93.4 percent of its authorized strength.“ (jw)
