the country's top general, yasin zia told us his forces have no choice but to be ready. >> we receivedugh training, we receive enough experience, we will with grid experience officer. >> reporter: the departure of u.s. troops and nato allies comes at a time when resurgent taliban has been at its strongest in the two decades since being toppled on 9/11. the streets are no stranger to bombings and assassinations but has largely been out of reach of taliban offenses. given the taliban's gains the past couple of years, there are now fears it may eventually be within their sights. the conflict has cost the lives of more tha 0 servicemen and women, more than 20,000 injured. and the death toll among afghans, more than 60,000 members of the security services, nearly twice as many civilians. america's longest war may soon be coming to an end here, but afghanistan's war is not over, and the departure of international forces may open a new, more turbulent chapter in this country's bloody history. the commander of american forces here, general scott miller, has said that pullout is already under w