The US needs to commit several thousand more troops to Afghanistan in an effort to break the “stalemate” there, according to the top American commander in the country, potentially presenting President Donald Trump with his first major military decision.
John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, told the Senate armed services committee the western coalition of troops that remained in the country had a “shortfall of a few thousand”.
Mr Trump has so far said very little about his plans for Afghanistan, America’s longest war. From a peak of more than 100,000 US troops in the country in 2011, 8,600 remain in place.
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