US to send another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan

Beijing. January 22. Silkroadnews - The United States is planning to send additional 1,000 troops to Afghanistan this spring, the Afghan Telegraph Agency (AfTAG) reports referring to The Washington Post Sunday report.
So far the due order has not yet been signed by the U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. The initiative is aimed to facilitate operations against the Taliban in the new season.
The possible increases have the support of the Army’s senior leadership, which has been working to determine the mix of troops required to execute a strategy centered on a new combat formation, the report said.
The U.S. have been fighting in Afghanistan since October 2001, which, according to the Pentagon estimates, already costs $680 billion. 2,35 thousand American militaries were killed during the campaign, more than 20,000 were injured. During this campaign, 2,35 thousand American servicemen were killed, and more than 20,000 were injured. As of September 30, 2017, there were 15 282 American troops deployed in the country, as well as 1,202 civilian employees of the Defense Ministry, TASS reported.
To remind, on August 1, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new American strategy for South Asia providing for vides for a power projected scenario to solve the Afghan issue. From now Washington will not report on the number of its military contingent in the country or announce plans on the beginning or end of military operations, while the U.S. armed forces there will be focused on combating terrorism. Reportedly, Trump decided on 4,000 additional U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan.