US troops in Afghanistan. Washington is expected to send an additional 4,000 soldiers to the country, bringing the US troop presence to over 8,000 soldiers. In 2016 Germany strengthened its own deployment in Afghanistan to 18 percent higher than the number agreed among NATO members. There are currently 980 German soldiers in the south Asian country. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen also welcomed the decision but said that Germany would not follow suit by further raising its troop numbers.

Source: The Local August 22, 2017 15:22 UTC