KABUL’s southern province of Helmand.
The deployment is aimed to strengthen marines already sent to the US Central Command area of operations, the NBC reported on Tuesday.
"It will increase the capability for the commander on the ground," CENTCOM spokesman Maj. Josh Jacques was quoted as saying.
A spokesman for NATO’s Resolute Support mission also verified the deployment, saying the forces would stay in Helmand for a short period of time.
Jacques . . .
