US: 1,800 troops left in Afghanistan will conduct counterterror operations
BRUSSELS - The US military said Wednesday that about 1,800 of the nearly 10,000 U.S. troops the U.S. plans to leave in Afghanistan at the end of the year would be conducting counterterror operations, providing that specific breakout for the first time.
The military said other nations may also be willing to provide counterterror forces, although no final decisions have been made. (Associated Press)
