Trump's Afghanistan strategy added approximately 3,500 United States troops
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump informed Congress that he had approved deploying approximately 3,500 additional United States personnel to Afghanistan.
- The White House: Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of RepresentativesAfghanistan deployment paragraph
Summary and current status
The deployment figure was formally reported to Congress in 2017.
People and organizations
- 2017 Afghanistan troop increaseadditional troop deployment
- Donald J. Trumppresident approving the strategy and deployment
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpapproved approximately 3,500 additional troops2017 Afghanistan troop increase