A Marine during Operation Moshtarak, known as the Battle of Marja "The Battle For Marjah" Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis was highly critical of the official story of the Afghan War and the 2009 surge while noting that Afghan security forces are "completely incapable of handling the job without U.S. presence" and even work with the Taliban in some cases.

This week a group of 40 to 86 Afghan militia troops joined the Taliban-led insurgents. And this year has seen 19 attacks by Afghan security forces on coalition forces that have resulted in 26 deaths (including 13 Americans).

ISAF spokesman Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson said that every "single incident has an out-of-proportion effect on morale" at a time when the military is averaging a record suicide-per-day and PTSD is a growing problem.

Nevertheless, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday that he believes Afghan forces are capable of securing their own country by the end of 2014.

HBO's documentary "The Battle For Marjah" encapsulates these issues by following the first major offensive of the surge: a five-day mission to capture the Taliban's largest stronghold of Marjah and "win the hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.

The prediction was that the battle for Marjah during February 2010 would become the model for how to win the war.