WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): In an effort of turn the corner on the 16-year war against the Taliban says.
Gen. John Nicholson told Pentagon reporters the US soldiers would accompany Afghan units at the battalion level in 2018, placing them closer to the front lines.
In recent years, most American soldiers have advised their Afghan partners primarily at the brigade and corps levels from the relative safety of forward operating bases.
“Yes, there will be greater risk, absolutely,” the commander was quoted as saying by US . . .
