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Nato admits 'error' in claim of fall in Taliban attacks
Nato admits 'error' in claim of fall in Taliban attacks
US-led military forces in Afghanistan have admitted that an error led them to mistakenly claim a fall in the number of attacks by the Taliban last year.
A report posted on the website of the Nato-led Isaf force had claimed that there had been a 7% drop in Taliban attacks in 2012.
However, after being queried the figure was removed from the site.
The error is likely to embarrass Isaf which has been insisting the militants are in decline, correspondents say.
The Associated Press news agency reports that it inquired about the missing figures when they were taken down from Isaf's site without explanation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21594010