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U.S. to send 3,500 additional troops to Afghanistan
Topic Started: Sep 7 2017, 05:28 AM (83 Views)
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#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 / 3:08 PM / UPDATED 15 HOURS AGO

Reuters Staff

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send about 3,500 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a figure broadly in line with expectations as the United States boosts support for the Afghan military.

The disclosure by the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, comes as Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph Dunford hold closed door briefings with members of Congress about President Donald Trump’s regional strategy.
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This thread is the continuation of this other. Besides:

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Trump’s new strategy in Afghanistan is Obama’s plan, dressed up with a lot of bravado. There's been zero change in policy.
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Afghanistan: Blast at Bagram Airfield results in causalities
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least six people have been wounded when a suicide bomber targeted the Bagram Airfield in Parwan province on Wednesday, an Afghan official said.

Mohammad Asem, the provincial governor for Parwan, said the attacker was riding a motorcycle and detonated his explosives at the third security gate of the airfield. The wounded were taken inside the U.S. military base at the airfield for treatment.
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China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy
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BEIJING (AP) — The top diplomats from China and Pakistan took swipes at President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Afghanistan policy on Friday as they called for new talks with the Taliban to resolve the 16-year conflict.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing stood firmly behind its “ironclad friend” Pakistan, even though “some countries” did not give Islamabad the credit it deserved in fighting terrorism, a pointed reference to the U.S.
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Hundreds of Afghans demonstrate against 'offensive' U.S. leaflets
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QARA BAGH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators rallied near the Afghan capital on Tuesday to denounce a propaganda leaflet drop by U.S. forces last week that caused widespread offense and forced American commanders to issue an apology.
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