The recapture of Musa Qala from the Taliban in December was supposed to be a success story. An Afghan Army-led fight on a major Taliban stronghold. But the reality is that it was the British and American troops that took the town and now two months on they are struggling to hold it.
So much so that the over-stretched British military are sending another 600 soldiers to boost their prescence on the ground. Al Jazeera reports.