The Taliban claimed it killed 5,220 US and NATO troops and 7,552 Afghan soldiers and police, destroyed 2,818 NATO and Afghan vehicles, and downed 31 NATO aircraft during operations in 2008. The statement was made on the Taliban website. In reality, only 286 US and NATO troops were killed in Afghanistan.
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