st - century ▁Indian ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Kh os row ▁Sof la ▁was ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Arg hand ab ▁District ▁of ▁K and ah ar ▁Province ▁in ▁southern ▁Afghan istan ▁that ▁was ▁demol ished ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁After ▁experien cing ▁high ▁cas ual ties ▁resulting ▁from ▁fire f ights ▁and ▁impro vised ▁explos ive ▁devices ▁( I ED s ) ▁outside ▁the ▁village , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁David ▁S . ▁F lyn n ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁ 1 - 3 2 0 th ▁field ▁art illery , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division , ▁ordered ▁vill agers ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁Kh os row ▁Sof la , ▁Kh os row ▁U ly a , ▁Tar ok ▁Kol ache , ▁ ▁and ▁Lower ▁Bab ur ▁and ▁used ▁aer ial ▁bomb ard ment ▁to ▁partially ▁or ▁wh olly ▁destroy ▁the ▁villages . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁American ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁" t ro op ▁sur ge " ▁brought ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁American ▁soldiers ▁to ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁than ▁two - fold ▁increase ▁in ▁a irst rik es , ▁Pred ator ▁dr one ▁strik es , ▁ins urg ent ▁cas ual ties , ▁and ▁a ▁six - fold ▁increase ▁in ▁special ▁forces ▁operations . ▁American ▁military ▁officials ▁decided ▁to ▁follow ▁their ▁widely ▁public