<p>The Taliban recently overran a city in north Afghanistan. The insurgency now controls most of the southern town of Sangin, a key district in the opium-growing hills of Helmand Province. The UK deployed 30 advisors, actually SAS special forces, sent to help the US back up a beleaguered Afghan army. The deployment to Helmand comes after the suicide attack that killed six US servicemen. A push by the Taliban ahead of Pakistan-brokered talks? How high a priority is Afghanistan for the West?</p><br />Produced by Van Meguerditchian, Charles WENTE, Jessica SESTILI<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
