FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, a U.S. Marine takes part during a training session for Afghan army commandos in Shorab military camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Despite seemingly stalemated peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, officials familiar with the efforts say the country's intelligence chief has exchanges by telephone nearly every day with leaders of the militant group. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)