Mattis signs orders to send about 3,500 more US troops to Afghanistan

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Mattis signs orders to send about 3,500 more US troops to Afghanistan
By: Tara Copp   14 hours ago
 

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has signed orders to deploy an additional brigade-sized force to Afghanistan, two defense officials told Military Times.

Mattis authorized the deployments through the Secretary of Defense Orders Book, or SDOB, process last week and through a few earlier approvals, the officials said.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/09/11/mattis-signs-orders-to-send-about-3500-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/