WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): A Congressional committee on Monday opposed a reduction in US troop levels from the current 9,800 and made a corresponding financial provision in the Pentagon’s budget for next year.
“Provisions in this bill reflect the view that US forces in Afghanistan should not be reduced below 9,800 troops and that the president’s incremental approach to confronting ISIS cannot achieve his goal of defeating the terrorist group.”
The House Armed Services Committee said this while passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA . . .
