Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan - washingtonpost

The additional troops are primarily support forces, including engineers, medical personnel, intelligence experts and military police. Their deployment has received little mention by officials at the Pentagon and the White House, who have spoken more publicly about the combat troops who have been sent to Afghanistan. - U.S. Forces Added in Afghanistan
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