U.S Defense Secretary James Mattis said in a statement late Wednesday that the U.S will not repeat the mistakes of the past and in setting new troop levels, its military will have greater agility in conducting operations in Afghanistan. 


"This administration will not repeat the mistakes of the past. We cannot allow Afghanistan to once again become a launching point for attacks on our homeland or on our allies," he said. 


His statement come after Trump gave Mattis the authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, opening the door for future troop increases

Source: NNA