With fewer U.S. troops in Afghanistan, pressure grows for more air strikes

Pressure is growing on the U.S. military to do more to help Afghan forces repel the threat posed by Taliban militants, and commanders in Washington and Kabul agree that enhanced air power may be where it can make the most difference.

With fewer American soldiers on the ground and their rules of engagement limited, the outgoing commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Campbell, believes broader authorization of force is the best way of supporting stretched local troops.

That includes attacks from the air, which dropped sharply in 2015 after NATO, whose presence in Afghanistan is dominated by U.S. armed forces, formally ended combat operations to switch to training and assisting local troops.

Some senior Afghan officers are worried. - Read More at the Reuters

With fewer U.S. troops in Afghanistan, pressure grows for more air strikes

U.S. troop reinforcements head for embattled southern Afghan province