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The Afghanistan Surge Defense officials aren't calling it a surge, but it sure looks like one. The Pentagon is poised to send more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan -- all of them Marines, ABC News has learned. The plan is a sign that things are not going well in Afghanistan. Commanders say they simply do not have enough troops to deal with the increased threat. "We are outmanned, across the board," one senior official told ABC News. There are currently 26,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the largest number since the start of the war.

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The Afghanistan Surge

Defense officials aren't calling it a surge, but it sure looks like one. The Pentagon is poised to send more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan -- all of them Marines, ABC News has learned.

The plan is a sign that things are not going well in Afghanistan. Commanders say they simply do not have enough troops to deal with the increased threat.

"We are outmanned, across the board," one senior official told ABC News.

There are currently 26,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the largest number since the start of the war.