http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-...and-province-a-year-after-withdrawal-1.403632
CAMP SHORAB, Afghanistan — The last time the U.S.-led coalition brought a group of journalists here to Helmand province was in October 2014 to document the withdrawal of American and British troops, on a trip designed to signal that U.S. involvement in the war really was ending.
This week, coalition officials brought journalists back, as a way of saying, "Never mind" - and to make the case that the United States may want to consider staying on.
After what was supposed to be a withdrawal from one of Afghanistan's most restive provinces, about 500 soldiers from the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division rushed back into Helmand in February. The Afghan army, left on its own, had failed to live up to expectations. Now, once again, U.S. forces are in place, trying to toughen up a force that remains too timid.