Afghan soldiers desert as Taliban threatens key Helmand capital
Kabul, Afghanistan Sometimes you know a war's going badly when your enemy is right in front of you.
About three miles outside the southern city of Lashkar Gah, Afghan soldiers can see a white flag. It's not one of surrender -- quite the opposite.
The flag belongs to the Taliban, and shows exactly how close the militant group is to the capital of Helmand Province.
Despite Afghan government assurances that the army can hold and retake ground, the strategic province that hundreds of NATO troops died fighting for is closer than ever to falling to the Taliban.
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