Anderson said the Afghans need to improve on basic military operations. They "have to also work everything fundamentally, particularly on the police side, with tactics, techniques, procedures for how they protect themselves … to make sure they have less casualties,” said the top U.S. general in the country.
The loss rate is unsustainable, according to Anderson, because the force is not recruiting fast enough. Currently, only 89 percent of Afghan police and 81 percent of army jobs are being filled, according to a report in Stars and Stripes. The losses are also being felt harder as the force struggles to deal with a high AWOL rate.
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