Pentagon Spokesman: US Military Plan for Afghanistan 'Not There Yet'


VOA: US Military Plan for Afghanistan 'Not There Yet'

PENTAGON — The Pentagon is not ready to move forward with President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, since military officials say key decisions have yet to be made.

Defense officials said Monday that critical planning was still under way, and that there was no timeline for when it might be finished, despite the fact that the Afghanistan strategy remains a "top priority."

"We're just not there yet," a Pentagon spokesman, Colonel Robert Manning, told reporters. "There is work to be done here within the department and answers that need to be provided."

Following months of deliberations, the president unveiled his new, "condition-based approach" for Afghanistan at a military base outside Washington last week.

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Update: Pentagon hasn’t finalized Afghanistan troop numbers (The Hill)

WNU Editor: They still do not know what to do.

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