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Pentagon admits more soldiers in Afghanistan comparing to Obama administration

F.P. Report

WASHINGTON: Pentagon officials has said that more than 11,000 US soldiers are currently doing their duties in Afghanistan and that figure in previously more that it was stated.

This said by the Pentagon officials in a news conference and it added that in the President Obama administration there were 8400 soldiers deployed in Afghanistan which were increased to 11000 now.

Earlier, Secretary Defense Mattis said that he will not take decision of sending more troops to US till the complete counting if US troops on Afghan soil.

 

The Frontier Post

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