
President Barack Obama has approved an increase in U.S. forces for
the flagging war in Afghanistan.
The Obama administration is expected to announce on Tuesday or
Wednesday that it will send one additional Army brigade and an
unknown number of Marines to Afghanistan this spring. One official,
speaking on condition of anonymity, said the total is about 17,000
troops.
That would be the first installment on a larger influx of U.S.
forces that have been widely expected this year. It would get a few
thousand troops in place in time for the increase in fighting that
usually comes with warmer weather and ahead of national elections
this summer.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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