A flurry of Taliban attacks across Afghanistan have killed at least 65 people nationwide. The reports indicate that virtually everyone killed was a member of Afghan security forces, and a district police chief was also slain in Farah Province.
The Farah offensive was the biggest of the bunch, with the Taliban hitting a joint military and police base, and killing scores. Among the slain were not only soldiers and police, but also some government workers within.
Other attacks were reported elsewhere across the country, the largest of which was in Ghazni Province, where the Taliban captured a police outpost just outside the provincial capital. This is a continuation of major gains the Taliban has made around Ghazni in recent weeks.
Huge casualty figures are becoming virtually a daily occurrence in Afghanistan, so much so that the New York Times Magazine has started publishing weekly accounts of the casualties in the conflict. This reflects the Taliban offensives no longer being a simple weekend event, but happening several times a day.