05 October 2007

Afghan deaths up 55 percent

...Azimi said Pakistan last spring expelled foreigners – such as fighters from Uzbekistan - from its tribal region, a move that has had a negative impact on Afghanistan.

"When they said that all foreigners must leave Pakistan, where did they go? They came to Afghanistan," Azimi said. "They joined with the enemy and started fighting against Afghan forces here."

Afghanistan's security forces have also been hit hard, with more than 600 police killed already this year, said Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary, a higher figure than the AP count, which shows a total of 600 police and army soldiers killed this year.

Rahim Faiez

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