Thought you might be interested in the following e-mail I received from ISAF.
Mr. Simmins,
It is ISAF's policy not to release enemy losses. This is not a measure of success for us.
Press Office
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Simmins [mailto:chuck@simmins.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:20 PM
To: PRESSOFFICE
Subject: PR# 2007-563
Has there been an assessment of enemy losses in this strike? How many?
In addition, does NATO have a policy against releasing the numbers of enemy losses in their press releases? I see NATO spokesmen quoted often with numbers but rarely do those numbers appear in the actual press releases. A possible implication is that battle damage assessment and after action reporting may not be as rigorous as one might wish. Putting numbers on paper, on a web site, allows them to be cited as a source by the on-line media.
Thank you for your assistance.
Chuck Simmins
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