KABUL, Defense Secretary James Mattis has suggested.
The new strategy, also covering relations with Pakistan, would “align everything” to formulate a strong US response to militancy in Afghanistan, he said.
It would also have a regional context, including a Pakistan angle, Mattis told a news briefing in Washington on Sunday. He also hinted at the deployment of about 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
At the same time, according to the US media, the secretary explained . . .
