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Jim Mattis orders more troops to Afghanistan

By Travis J. Tritten
Published August 31, 2017 5:33pm ET
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday he has signed orders to send more troops to Afghanistan following the finalization of the Trump administration’s new strategy in the country.

Mattis declined to disclose how many, but the troops could deploy within days and would be in addition to the 11,000 the Pentagon admitted on Wednesday are already in Afghanistan.

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