United States Continues Role in Afghanistan as Troop Numbers Increase

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 13: A United States Army advisor for the Afghan Air Force 777 Special Mission Wing reloads ammunition during a training mission on September 13, 2017 outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. 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)