Joint US-Afghan operations are becoming more common, and so are the risks. NBC's Lester Holt reports. See our full coverage on international hot spots crucial to U.S. foreign policy ahead of elections in our At the Brink series here (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/at-the-brink). And tune in today to special coverage on all NBC News platforms from NBC's team of anchors and correspondents deployed in five countries across the region. Lester Holt, NBC News' anchor, is in Afghanistan reporting on the state of the U.S. mission there 11 years after the start of the war.
What is the state of the war? Where are the Taliban? How much longer will U.S. troops be there? What about all the repeat deployments for U.S. soldiers?
Lester answered reader questions about Afghanistan earlier today.
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