WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said that he has signed orders for deployment of new troops in Afghanistan. This is part of new South Asia strategy announced by the US President Donald Trump last week.
Mattis, however refused to give any details of the new troop levels in terms of their numbers, deployment and where they are coming from.
“Yes. I've signed orders but it's not completed. In other words I've signed some of the troops that will go . . .
