Latest official data show that at least 160 people, mainly civilians, have lost their lives and 260 others sustained injuries in a spate of terrorist attacks across Afghanistan in December 2014, Press TV reported.
According to the figures released on Thursday, more than 30 bomb attacks took place in Afghanistan in the last month of 2014.
In the deadliest attack, at least 26 people were killed by a rocket that struck a house during a wedding party in Afghanistan's troubled southern province of Helmand. Forty five people were also injured during the incident, which occurred in the Sangin district of the province.
The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, at least 13,500 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, will remain in Afghanistan in what is said to be a support mission.
NATO says the forces will focus more narrowly on counterterrorism and on training Afghan soldiers and policemen. Under the new mission, the US-led forces will also enter into operations against the Taliban or intervene with airstrikes in support of the Afghan military.
On Thursday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on the army and police to defend Afghanistan from Taliban militants as the US-led troops are ending their operation in the war-torn country.
He said Afghan forces are now solely responsible for security in the country, adding, "I would like to congratulate the Afghan nation that today our security forces have become successful in defending sovereignty and taking full security responsibility".