{"id":648040,"date":"2021-08-15T16:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=648040"},"modified":"2021-08-15T16:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:22:21","slug":"pentagon-authorizes-more-troops-to-afghanistan-total-number-now-more-than-double-initial-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-authorizes-more-troops-to-afghanistan-total-number-now-more-than-double-initial-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Authorizes More Troops To Afghanistan; Total Number Now More Than Double Initial Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-authorizes-more-troops-to-afghanistan-total-number-now-more-than-double-initial-force%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=648040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Afghan-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1wr5klf\" readability=\"32.551891367604\">\n<p>The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) authorized an additional 1,000 troops to be sent into Afghanistan to help with the frantic evacuations that are taking place due to the chaos caused by Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The move brings \u201cthe total number of troops expected in Afghanistan temporarily to 6,000,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210815192511-p02a3\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the additional 1,000 troops would come from the 82nd Airborne Division, which had already been on standby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move means that there are now more than double the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan than were stationed in the country to begin with when Biden decided to withdrawal in a manner that has been widely criticized across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a breaking news story, refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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