![]() |
|
Home | Forums | Gallery | Register | Video Directory | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Games | Today's Posts | Search | Chat Room |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
![]() U.S. Has 11,000 Troops In Afghanistan, More Than Previous Count Of 8,400: Pentagon
By: AP, Reuters, and AFP 8-3017 RE: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-.../28705926.html The Pentagon on August 30 sharply raised its estimate of the number of U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, ahead of a decision on adding thousands more under President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war-wracked country. Pentagon Joint Staff Director Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie said a comprehensive review showed that there were approximately 11,000 uniformed U.S. servicemen and women in Afghanistan. The Pentagon has said previously that there were roughly 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, under a cap set during former President Barack Obama's administration. Military officials have long quietly acknowledged there were far more forces in the country than the cap allowed, but commanders shuffled troops in and out, labeled many "temporary," and used other personnel-accounting tactics to artificially keep the public count low. "This is not a troop increase," but rather an effort to be more transparent about the total size of the U.S. force, Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said. The new count, which includes temporary and covert units as well as regular forces, was made to establish the basis for an increase in troops -- possibly by around 4,000 -- under Trump's revised strategy to better support Afghan troops in the fight against the Taliban.
__________________
Boats O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "IN GOD WE TRUST" |
Sponsored Links |
|