The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Counterinsurgency efforts focus on better grasping and meeting local needs" in Afghanistan, under the Human Terrain System (HTS) program; in addition, HTS teams are working with the US military in Iraq.
ðə kɹˈɪstʃən sˈaɪəns mˈɑːnɪɾɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ðˈæt "kˈaʊntɚɹɪnsˌɜːdʒənsi ˈɛfɚts fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn bˈɛɾɚ ɡɹˈæspɪŋ ænd mˈiːɾɪŋ lˈoʊkəl nˈiːdz" ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn, ˌʌndɚ ðə hjˈuːmən tɚɹˈeɪn sˈɪstəm ˌeɪtʃtˌiːˈɛs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm; ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, ˌeɪtʃtˌiːˈɛs tˈiːmz ɑːɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ wɪððə jˌuːˈɛs mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪn ɪɹˈæk.