In a televised address to troops at Fort Myer in Virginia, Trump said he was setting out a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia. US sending almost 4,000 extra forces to Afghanistan, Trump official says Read moreTrump repeatedly presented his ideas for South Asia as a radical departure from the Obama administration, with a tighter focus on counter-terrorism. Instead, key decisions would be taken by military commanders and determined by “conditions on the ground and not arbitrary timetables”. Britain has already offered to deploy another 85 troops by November at the request of Nato, which altogether has 13,000 troops in Afghanistan. Trump scarcely mentioned Afghanistan during last year’s election campaign, but prior to entering the presidential race, he had vociferously argued for withdrawal.

Source: The Guardian August 22, 2017 01:55 UTC