Pentagon Plans to Send More Than 12,000 Additional Troops to Afghanistan
The U.S. commander there, in an exclusive interview, calls for a further buildup to counter the Taliban
Posted August 19, 2008
A U.S. Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU patrols a poppy field in Garmser, southern Helmand, Afghanistan. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Marines stand alert as they prepare to leave Camp Dwyer in Garmser in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)