United States Continues Role in Afghanistan as Troop Numbers Increase

CAMP SHORAB, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. Marine Corp Major Ethan Krumnow, from Wisconsin, works out at the gym at Camp Shorab on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 United States Marines are currently deployed in Helmand Province in a train, advise, and assist role supporting local Afghan security forces. 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)