In the last week Afghan security forces suffered heavy losses in clashes against insurgents across the country, but on Sunday the Afghan interior ministry said that security forces have retreated from some areas that have high threat levels so as to avoid additional fatalities. 

According to security departments, in the last 19 days, since the start of the Taliban’s Spring Offensive, the group has carried out over 2,700 attacks which resulted in high fatality rates to both security forces and Taliban militants. 

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Defense ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish

• Military analyst Jawed Kohistani