Germany Prepares Way for its Troops to Stay in Afghanistan

The best that I can determine the United States has only two vital strategic interests in Afghanistan. Its first strategic interest is to reduce the threat of successful terrorist attacks against the United States. The second in operational terms, the goal is to prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a "Safe Haven" for terrorists. With regard to the second reason, negotiating with the Taliban seems counter productive. The article states that Germany wants to help train the Afghan security forces. With Germany sharing the load it could prove beneficial to the United States.

Back in 2014 Germany only did the far north which basically had zero trouble and no hostility.

Germans on the march...what could go wrong???