United States Continues Role in Afghanistan as Troop Numbers Increase

CAMP SHORAB, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 10: A member of the United States Marine Corp Task Force South West walks away from an area marked for an airdrop of cargo on September 10, 2017 at Camp Shorab in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 marines are currently deployed in Helmand Province in a train, advise, and assist role supporting local Afghan security forces. Currently the United States has about 11,000 troops in the deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Last month, President Donald Trump announced his plan for Afghanistan which called for an increase in troop numbers and a new conditions-based approach to the war, getting rid of a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces in the country. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)