US concerned about NATO filling troop commitment to Afghanistan
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 9, 2017
NATO agreed Thursday to boost force numbers in Afghanistan next year to expand its Resolute Support mission from 13,000 to 16,000 troops. The alliance’s goal is that roughly half the increase will be manned by U.S. allies and partners, NATO’s top official said.
“We are now in the process of increasing the troop level and in the process of force generations, so it is not possible to draw any final figures,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters. “But I hope and I expect it will be roughly 50-50 in the Resolute Support mission next year.”
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