The big thing that irks me regarding the Afghanistan coverage is the fact that the victories, however small, are never reported.
A few months back a smallish troop of Marines raided a heroin factory several armed "insurgents" killed a few tons of heroin seized and destroyed, children working as effective slaves returned to their families, not one injury to the British forces.
Millions of pounds worth of drugs stopped from getting to the streets, and a large chunk of funding for the "insurgences" removed.
Although I am still confused how you can be an insurgent in your own country.