No less than fifteen NATO member nations reportedly intends to increase their military presence in Afghanistan.
According to Afghanistan.ru, twenty-nine NATO member nations supported a request by Washington to send additional troops to Afghanistan.
Petr Pavel, head of NATO's Military Committee, announced the decision adopted by chiefs of defense and chiefs of defense from more than 15 NATO member nations expressed intention to increase their military presence in Afghanistan, Afgahnista.ru said.
Recall, the Military Committee, NATO’s highest Military Authority, met in Chiefs of Defense (CHoDs) Session in Tirana, Albania from September 15 to 17.
The Chiefs of Defense, in particular, discussed recommendations for the way ahead for the Resolute Mission in Afghanistan. They reportedly received briefings from General John Nicholson, the Commander of the Resolute Support Mission on Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s TOLOnews reports that the US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that the United States will send in more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon he expected to sign an order sending the troops soon, but offered few details, US’s UPI reported.
Mattis said about half of the new troops would be from the 82nd Airborne.
At the end of last month, Mattis told reporters the reinforcements would advise and “enable the Afghan forces to fight more effectively” against the Taliban and other terror groups in the country.
The additional 3,000 US troops would bring the total in country to about 14,000.
