KABUL are endangering troops.
Gen. Joseph, testifying before the house appropriations subcommittee,said combat units in Afghanistan had no restrictions in protecting themselves.
Self-protection was distinct from deliberate, strategic military strikes that were orchestrated and approved by higher commanders, the Star and Stripe quoted the general as saying.
But Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the subcommittee, said many lawmakers worriedthat US soldiers were being put in danger because they were not provided air support and other backup.
He said wounded soldiers . . .
