Winter fighting took heavy toll on Afghan forces: report

Afghan security forces were killed at a "shockingly high" rate during what historically has been a winter lull in fighting against the Taliban, a US watchdog said in a report Monday.According to the US government's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), 807 troops from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces died between January 1 and February 24.Casualties suffered by (ANDSF) in the fight against the Taliban and other insurgents continue to be shockingly high,