Abstract"We"explore"the"impact"of"the"insurgency"and"military"deployment"on"the" livelihoods"of"local"communities"in"Afghanistan."We"use"monthly"wages"and" commodity" prices" at" the" provincial" level" over" the" period" 2003P2009" and" look"for"their"response"to"conflict"events"and"ISAF"deployment."Overall"we" find" that" prices" are" more" sensitive" to" deployment" than" to" attacks." Commodity" prices" are" not" significantly" affected" by" insurgent" violence," consistent"with"coping"strategies"already"in"place."On"the"opposite,"military" deployment" is" associated" with" an" increase" in" the" levels" of" wages" and" commodity"prices,"as"ISAF"is"a"new"source"of"uncertainty."