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    Report: Mattis considers Afghanistan troop levels while Russia bans U.S. from peace talks

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    Post by Lobo Mon 20 Feb 2017, 5:21 pm

    Report: Mattis considers Afghanistan troop levels while Russia bans U.S. from peace talks

    Sarah Lee Feb 19, 2017 9:22 pm




    According to reports, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis will decide “soon” on troop levels in Afghanistan even while Russia banned the U.S. from participating in peace talks there last week.
    According to the Military Times, Mattis told reporters traveling with him that he spoke Sunday with U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, American commander in Afghanistan, who has been requesting troops to provide greater flexibility as the war there moves into its 16th year.
    Mattis also told reporters the call with Nicholson and a meeting in Munich Saturday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani were all part of his attempt to apprise himself of the situation in Afghanistan. Mattis was in Munich for a security conference.
    “The president has been rightfully reticent on [the issue of Afghanistan] because he’s waiting for my assessment and the assessment from the intelligence community,” Mattis said during a press conference. “It shouldn’t take too long. I’ve got to integrate a fair number of issues to give a good recommendation for the way ahead.”
    Nicholson would reportedly like to make troop level assessments based on military need rather than pre-set numbers, and has also alerted the defense secretary that Russian meddling has complicated the separate issue of U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
    Nicholson’s appeal to Mattis comes as Russia barred the U.S. from peace talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday to the chagrin of the Afghan government. Russia has supported the Sunni fundamentalist Taliban, who they say counters the more dangerous Islamic State. The U.S. supports the current elected government of Afghanistan, which many believe will be necessarily weakened by a more powerful Taliban.
    http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/19/report-mattis-considers-afghanistan-troop-levels-while-russia-bans-u-s-from-peace-talks/

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