Flip flop #1245…
Via NY Post:
President Obama has quietly ordered an expanded role for US troops in Afghanistan through 2015, including permission to target Taliban fighters in the war-torn country.
Earlier plans had limited US soldiers to counterterrorism strikes against al Qaeda after this year.
The decision won’t affect the total number of US troops in Afghanistan, which will be about 9,800 by year’s end and half that by the end of 2015.
The earlier plan would have only allowed attacks on Taliban if they threatened US forces or gave direct support to al Qaeda.