According to the publication, the decree on dispatch has already been signed by Mattis, and therefore only approval from the president is expected.
In Afghanistan, the United States has been trying for years to restore stability by opposing the radical Taliban terrorist organization and helping the forces of the legitimate government to establish control over a significant part of the territories controlled by militants.
At the moment there are more than 11 thousand US military, equipment and air forces in the country.
The budget for 2018 laid more than $ 60 billion to finance foreign military missions. Most of the money is allocated just for the preparation and payment of the American corps in Afghanistan.
As reported in "URA-Inform", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recognized the new strategy for the settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan.