Afghanistan War News Updates -- June 6, 2013

U.S. Army Spc. Jeremiah Carter, right, takes a knee while conducting a dismounted presence patrol with his soldiers near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2013. Carter is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

Afghan Troops Suffering Heavy Losses, US General Says -- Stars and Stripes

BRUSSELS — Afghan military and security forces have suffered heavy losses in recent weeks as they take the lead in all ground combat operations against insurgents, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday.

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, attending a North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense ministers’ conference in Brussels, said Afghan government forces lost 104 personnel in one week during intense fighting with the Taliban.

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