US to classify data on Afghan forces' casualties: Watchdog
The US' Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, has said the country will classify data on the number of Afghan forces killed and wounded in the conflict. This would hamper SIGAR's ability to chart progress among US-funded Afghan troops, he added. The casualties rose 35% in 2016, with 6,800 soldiers and police killed, SIGAR reported.