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| First troops among new front-line adviser brigade arrive in Afghanistan |
| 2018-02-23 |
| [Stars and Stripes] A new Army unit created specifically to advise and assist conventional foreign military forces has begun deploying to Afghanistan. The 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade — whose members will be dispersed at outposts throughout the country and be closer to the front lines of the war than most U.S. troops have been in years — is a key component of the Trump administration’s strategy for ending a stalemate with the Taliban. Instead of advising high-ranking Afghan commanders, as is done now, the new brigade will work with battalion-level personnel. U.S. military officials in Afghanistan have often cited this as a vital, missing component of their advising efforts. |
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