over the holidays many of us of course were able to see our friends and families. however, our brave men and women fighting in afghanistan did not have that kind of luxury. they of course use e-mail and video chat to keep in touch but they still rely on old-fashioned snail mail to bring them the comforts of home. mike boettcher has more from kandahar. reporter: ten decembers in afghanistan. ten christmases at war. and still the mail pours in. we ve got candies! reporter: little notes. just a letter from my daughter. reporter: big gifts. best of court tv. reporter: tasty munchies. a bunch of junk food. reporter: silly things too. 4 million pounds of it in kandahar alone. the infantry has surged, now it s the mailroom s turn. the days are really kind of like blending together, the more and more boxes there are.