The Pentagon has ordered new troops to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday, 10 days after President Donald Trump announced a surge in US forces to battle advances by the Taliban.
"Yes, I've signed orders" for fresh deployments, Mattis told reporters, without specifying how many.
"By and large, this is to enable the Afghan force to fight more effectively."
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