A Pentagon request to send several thousand more U.S. troops to Afghanistan will be going to the White House next week, a senior official told Congress Thursday.
“We are actually actively looking at adjustments to the approach in Afghanistan right now,” said Theresa Whelan, acting assistant defense secretary for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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