Afghanistan

France may deploy 3,000 troops to Afghanistan, more than two times the number currently in country. The the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has completed its move to Afghanistan and is serving as the theater rapid reaction force. India will train the Afghan National Army in counterinsurgency operations.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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