Officials say Trump's Afghan plan involves 3,900 more troops

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's plan to end America's longest war and eliminate Afghanistan's rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. troops, senior officials said Tuesday.

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