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Afghan forces increase pressure on Taliban: NATO chief

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KABUL from the current 13,000 troops to 16,000, the alliance chief said Thursday.

Speaking at the launch of his Annual Report for 2017 in Brussels, Belgium, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said they had stepped up efforts to project stability beyond the alliance border to contribute to the fight against terrorism.

“Our mission in Afghanistan, NATO’s largest, is helping to train Afghan forces, so that they can fight terrorism and secure their own country,” said Stoltenberg.

“We have decided to increase . . .

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