4,500 militants, 110 US soldiers killed in 2007 in Afghanistan

Dawn is reporting the following,

Afghanistan in 2007 saw a record level of violence that killed more than 6,500 people, including 110 U.S. troops and almost 4,500 militants, according to an Associated Press count. Britain lost 41 soldiers, Canada lost 30 and other nations lost 40.Taliban militants killed more than 925 Afghan police. But U.S. officials here insist things are looking up. The Afghan army is assuming a larger combat role, and militants are unlikely to mount a major offensive next spring, as was feared would happen a year ago.

Add this to this report from The Herald,

More than 4500 Taliban insurgents have defected since 2005.

And I would say that all in all, it has been a pretty successful couple of years in Afghanistan. This is not even including the numbers who have been wounded.

Others may look at this and see it as a destruction of innocent life. The Taliban are evil, cruel fighters and are getting what they deserve.