The 8 March marked the first time International Women's Day (IWD) was celebrated in Baraki Barak District.

Other speakers included Sub-Governor Rahim Amin and a female member of the Afghan Parliament – Dr. Shakila Hashimi.

[2] On 22 November 2009 it was reported that several militants were detained in both the village of Kashimiri Bala and Ebrahim Kheyl in an attempt to locate a Taliban weapons facilitator actively operating in the area.

[4] According to some reports, as of 1 December 2009, insurgent activity has gone down as much as 80% since the summer of 2009 in the district capital[5] although this could be attributed to the arrival of the winter months.

However, the increase in aid and US troops to the region caused additional problems, as more civilians were targeted by the Taliban for co-operating with the government and foreign forces.

Around the beginning of 2009, no American troops were located in this district, a fact which has changed significantly as of the end of the same year as the new "Ink Spot" strategy was implemented in the area.