The Trump administration is considering a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan, including an increase of at least 3,000 troops, that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban. The plan would authorize the Pentagon, not the White House, to set troop levels in Afghanistan and give it far broader authority to use airstrikes to target militants.
Washington Post: US is poised to ramp up military in Afghanistan
US Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner (C) and Afghan officials salute during a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand on April 29.
