... and announces new 'rules of engagement' for US forces

摘要

US troops operating in Afghanistan are now freer to strike Taliban and insurgent targets as they no longer must be within a certain enemy 'proximity' before engaging, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told Congress on 3 October. Previous rules of engagement and operating principles "included a requirement for proximity of the enemy to be engaged by our air forces... so I've removed proximity," Mattis told the House Armed Services Committee.