Possible US Troop Increase in Afghanistan Aimed at Breaking Stalemate

The Trump administration is considering whether to send between 3,000 and 5,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to try to break a stalemate in the 15-year war against the Taliban. Administration officials say President Donald Trump is likely to discuss a troop increase when he attends a NATO summit later this month. With some 350,000 Afghan security forces already engaged in the fight, South Asia correspondent Ayesha Tanzeem takes a look at what this small U.S. troop increase could mean.