US to send 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan
The United States is sending 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan in an effort to consolidate gains and apply further pressure on the Taliban during the current winter campaign.
President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan over six months, an accelerated timetable -- with an endgame built in -- that would have the first Marines there as early as Christmas, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.