Back to square one! That would be the impression of anyone witnessing the return of US-led foreign troops in increments to Afghanistan amid a resurging Taliban militancy.
This US marine contingent has taken over responsibility for a mission to train Afghanistan’s government forces in Helmand province. There has been a surge in the Taliban attacks across Afghanistan in recent months some 16 years into the occupation of the country by the US and its NATO allies.
The militant attacks are now intensifying at this time of the year which is called the Taliban spring offensive. John Nicholson, the US general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan, told Congress in February that he had a "shortfall of a few thousand" troops, warning that NATO is in a stalemate in that country..