Mr. President Donald Trump will announce his decision on America's strategy in an address to US troops and the nation Monday night, almost 16 years after the war began.
The US leader will "provide an update on the path forward for America's engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia" in an address to be delivered at 9 pm (0100 GMT Tuesday) from the military base at Fort Myer southwest of the capital, the White House said in a statement.
The daring move from Washington and Seoul follows "Armageddon trade" between Pyongyang and the Pentagon over Kim Jong-un’s threat to blast US territory Guam with nuclear missiles, which looked as though it was reaching boiling point last week.
But when Donald Trump warned the despot the US is “locked and loaded”, ready to respond to any strike, tensions simmered.
Yet when troops land on the peninsula, just miles form Jong-un’s territory, explosive consequences are feared.
A staggering 80,000 troops will be involved in the military drills along with hundreds of thousands of first responders and civilians.
The Ulchi-Freedom Guardian war games are computerised command and control exercises which take place every other year.
The US currently has 12 bases in South Korea and Japan and since Trump took the White House, has been vocal over the territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
In the last games, in 2015, North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire over their joint border.
Army Colonel Chad Carroll, a military spokesman in South Korea said: "Our messaging will remain consistent.
These exercises are necessary to maintain readiness in the face of provocative acts threatening the (Republic of Korea) and the US.
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