Watchdog Enumerates Problems in Afghanistan, As Trump Considers Replacing US Forces With Private Contractors
A quarterly report published on Tuesday detailed tumult in Afghanistan, amid uncertainty over the Trump administration’s approach to America’s longest-running war. Afghan security forces suffered thousands of casualties in the first few months of this year, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Between January and May, 2,531 were killed and another 4,238 were wounded in action. Although Afghan forces suffered roughly the same number of casualties in the same time frame in 2016, this year’s number involved fewer losses from “planned…