Sentence examples for larger troop from inspiring English sources

A much larger troop surge in Afghanistan, raising spending by 60 percent from current levels.

The new report suggests that a larger troop commitment to Afghanistan might have resulted in the demise not only of Mr. bin Laden and his deputy but also of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban.

KHAKREZ DISTRICT, Afghanistan — Intensified fighting and a larger troop presence in Afghanistan in 2010 led to the highest American combat casualties yet in the war, as the number of troops wounded by bullets, shrapnel and bombs approached that of the bloodiest periods of the war in Iraq.

Obama said Wednesday that his decision to keep a larger troop presence in Afghanistan through 2017 was partially motivated by a desire to give his successor more "flexibility".

The "new Iraq policy" was a flamboyant doubling-down on the old one: a larger troop commitment and another billion-dollar buy-in.

The UN reports large troop movements into strategically important provinces.

That included, he said, large troop presences in South Korea and Japan.

Britain had the largest troop contribution and led fighting in the bloodiest province for foreign troops.

It is now the second largest troop contributor to the continuing US-led mission in Afghanistan.

A10 The American military announced the start of its largest troop movement in decades, with plans to send more than 240,000 troops to Iraq.

Officials who favor retaining a large troop presence said that while this was a significant victory, the security gains in Afghanistan remained fragile.