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US moving to expand airstrikes in Afghanistan
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] After months of debate, the US is close to a decision to expand the military’s authority to conduct The official said a final decision has not been made, but the discussions are in their final stages. There is a broad desire across the B.O. regime to give the military greater ability to help the Afghans fight and win the war. The official said the US is likely to expand the authority of US commanders to strike the Taliban and do whatever else is necessary with the forces they have to support the Afghan operations. The 9,800 US troops still in Afghanistan, however, would still not be involved in direct combat. The official was not authorized to talk publicly about the discussions so spoke on condition of anonymity. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-11 |
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