Mattis: US to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan

The Hill: Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday confirmed the United States will send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan, Reuters reported.

“It is exactly over 3,000 somewhat and frankly I haven’t signed the last of the orders right now as we look at specific, small elements that are going,” Mattis told reporters.

The extra troops would bring the total number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to more than 14,000.

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