US Defense Ministry reveals true number of American forces in Afghanistan for 1st time

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US military personnel listen to President Donald Trump deliver remarks on Americas involvement in Afghanistan at the Fort Myer military base on August 21, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photos by AFP)
The US Defense Ministry has for the first time announced the number of American forces in Afghanistan, raising its estimate by nearly 3,000.
As the United States was preparing to send even more troops to the war-ravaged country under President Donald Trump, Pentagon Joint Staff Director Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie revealed Wednesday that there were approximately 11,000 uniformed US servicemen and women in Afghanistan, not the roughly 8,400 announced last year.
He asserted that the number was the outcome of a comprehensive review of the forces.
Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White told Reuters that the announcement does not amount to “a troop increase," rather it represents an effort for transparency.
McKenzie, meanwhile, declined to say how many more troops were supposed to be added, noting that US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis "still hasn't made that decision."
"No troops have started to flow... no deployment orders have been issued," General McKenzie asserted.
He stated that "unintended consequences" had followed the decision by former President Barack Obama to set a ceiling of 8,400 troops for the country last July, disrupting the American military commanders’  ability to deploy full units.
Earlier this month, Trump and his top cabinet and military officials decided to raise the number of forces in Afghanistan, citing fight against the Taliban and other terrorist groups.
Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a suicide attack outside a bank near the US embassy in Kabul on August 29, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
Over the past months, the Afghan capital has been rocked by a series of deadly bomb attacks claimed by Taliban as well as the Daesh Takfiri terror group, which has gained a foothold mainly in the country’s east.
Afghanistan has been suffering from decades of a Taliban-led militancy and the 2001 invasion of the US and its allies.
Washington and its allies invaded the country under the so-called War on Terror. They removed Taliban from power, but have failed to stop its militant activities to this day.
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