The U.S. Military Prepares To Escalate Its Involvement In Afghanistan

ABC News: Forces to arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks: US general

The top U.S. commander in the Middle East estimates that additional U.S. troops could arrive in Afghanistan within days or weeks, but, according to several U.S. officials, Defense Secretary James Mattis has yet to sign any orders to deploy more forces and is reviewing the Pentagon's earlier force recommendation.

General Joseph Votel’s comments -- first reported by the Associated Press as the head of U.S. Central Command traveled in Saudi Arabia -- were confirmed by a U.S. official.

Votel, who was in Afghanistan over the weekend, said what's most important for the U.S. military "is to get some capabilities in to have an impact on the current fighting season," referring to the Taliban's spring fighting season, which began in April.

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