'US to ask NATO allies for some 1,000 more troops for Afghan'

AFP  |  Brussels 

The United States is to ask allies to contribute around 1,000 extra troops to help in the battle against the resurgent in Afghanistan, the new to the alliance said today.

Kay Bailey Hutchison said the forces would add to the roughly 3,000 US troops who are already on their way to under President Donald Trump's new strategy against the militants.

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First Published: Thu, October 05 2017. 17:42 IST