U.S. General Seeks ‘a Few Thousand’ More Troops in Afghanistan Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., the commander of the American-led international military force in Afghanistan, said they were needed to more effectively train and advise Afghan soldiers. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Fewer Tomatoes in Ketchup? East Europeans Pursue Parity at the GroceryIn Sweden, Tribute to Victims of Truck AttackHungarians Protest Their Leader by the Tens of ThousandsU.S. Reroutes Warships Toward Korean Peninsula in Show of ForceSpain Arrests Russian Thought to Be Kingpin of Computer SpamBombings At Two Christian Churches Roil Egypt