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In this article, the author discusses the management and work of the U.S. armed forces during the Afghanistan War. It mentions that a platoon from the U.S. army have went to the villages of Baraki Rajan in Kabul, Afghanistan and states that the main focus of the American troops after the long war is to isolate insurgents and extremists from the populace and to keep them in starving condition rather than shooting them.

The article reports that U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Afghanistan have created an experimental security force which consists of local Afghan fighters. The force was trained on different topics such as integrity, ethics, use of force, discipline and the police law of Afghanistan.

The article reports on the escalation of the financial war against the Afghan extremist group Taliban as the U.S. aims to bankrupt the Taliban through, counternarcotics operations, insurgencies and terror campaigns. Among the measures taken by the U.S. government are the freezing of bank accounts of suspected insurgent financiers and threat to lobby for United Nations (UN) sanctions. Another is the formation of a Taliban counter-finance cell by the U.S. Treasury Department to bring greater focus to Afghanistan counter-finance operations.

The article suggests the possibility that British casualties in the Afghan war could lead to the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan. Results of a public poll show that 57 percent out of 2,100 people surveyed wanted Great Britain to pull out of Afghanistan. History also shows the parallelism between the involvement of Great Britain in Afghanistan and the U.S.-led war in Iraq, in which British troops were withdrawn following weapons shortages and decline in public support amid the increasing number of casualties.

The author discusses the downside of the surge of troops to the war in Afghanistan. He notes that soldiers serving in what are called hold areas have insufficient resources. He mentions that resources have been directed to areas that need to be cleared which results to the under-resourcing hold areas, compromising security and prosperity in the latter. He relates the challenge experienced by Lieutenant Colonel Chris Eubank in which a troop shortage has forced him to improvise and establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).

The article reports on a new strategy adopted by the U.S. military which focuses on providing the needs of Afghan farmers in exchange for their cooperation in defeating the Taliban insurgency. The strategy was endorsed by senior U.S. commander General Stan McChrystal for separating Afghans from insurgents and terrorists. Among the signs that the strategy is working are a 60 percent decline in insurgent attacks and the return of thousands of refugees to Logar province.

This article comments on the casualties of the Afghan War. It reflects on the case of a six-year-old Afghan girl who was badly burned due to ordnance that exploded on a home in Kapisa. It considers the struggle of the girl's father to ask for assistance as a reflection of an imbalance in international efforts to secure and rebuild the country. The article also stresses the need to improve the Afghan health system for war victims.

The article reports on the problem of powering a U.S. military observation post in the Afghan province of Logar which reflects the most vexing challenges underlying the Afghan war. To address the problem, soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry of the U.S. Army hired a local farmer a pay him 100 U.S. dollars to use his donkeys for carrying a generator on top of the post. A sickly donkey failed to delivery the generator and the soldiers had to continue carrying it to the post.

This article discusses the impact of the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by the Taliban on the Afghan war operation of coalition forces in 2009. It highlights an escalating toll taken by IEDs on coalition forces. It describes the prevalence of IEDs in main roads of the country. It notes the Taliban's success in limiting ground movement of the coalition forces and its effect on the coalition's air forces.

The article reports a decline in poppy production in Afghanistan which likely affected Taliban funding. Observers were quick to claim that the Taliban is running out of money when the United Nations (U.N.) Office on Drugs and Crime reported a decline in Afghan poppy production. Others warn that the Islamic extremist group has sophisticated financial operations. Among the tactics used against the Taliban is freezing the bank accounts of suspected insurgent financiers.

This article discusses the implications of the increasing number of British soldiers died in the Afghan war. It believes that the situation could portend withdrawal of British troops. It observes that the contribution of Great Britain to the war is increasingly undermined by weakening public support. The article adds that British forces played only a minor role in the fight against insurgency.