NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan

Army General John Nicholson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he was concerned about the level of losses by Afghan forces. After the hearing, Committee Chairman Senator John McCain said he would back Nicholson's request. He slammed former president Barack Obama for refusing to send more troops to Afghanistan. There are currently about 84-hundred U-S military personnel in Afghanistan as part of a NATO mission there. However, the U-S-led forces have been criticized for their ineffectiveness in restoring security in the country. Last July, the U-S government's top watchdog on Afghanistan said Taliban had expanded its territory since 2001 when the U-S started the war on the country.

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