Something as simple as the RPG is doing a effective job against our ground attack AH 64s. There are no critical hits yet. The insurgents are shooting right down on top of them from mountain positions in groups of three or more. I agree with your assertion that the Stinger batterys are dead. I think it is just a matter of time before the insurgents pick up SA-16s or SA-18s shoulder fire missles.

Couldn't some half competent electrician re-charge those stinger batteries or at least replace them with something similar?

I could not find anything on Stinger shelf life on google.com just its specs.

The 'battery' is not just a power source. It also contains the super-cooling elements which make the seeker head sensitive. I concur with the opinion that there's no way these missiles are still in functional condition. (I was a Stinger Platoon Leader in Germany around the time these were being used in Afghanistan)

There are two batteries involved in the Stinger Missle Weapon System. The first in the Battery/Coolant Unit or BCU. The BCU provides battery power to the missle prior to launch. It also contains a supply of Argon gas which super-cools the seeker-head to make it more sensitive to heat. While the old "RedEye" missles were strictly a "tail-chase" missle, the Stinger is an "All Aspect" missle. This means it will home in on the target aircraft from any angle. The second battery is in the Stinger Missle itself. It provides power to the missle after launch and while in flight. Stingers also self-destruct approximately 17 seconds after launch as a safety feature. As far as replacing/recharging the battery goes, it would require removing the Stinger from it's launch tube. That's a pretty difficult & complicated task because you would run the risk of not being able to get the missle back into the tube properly or damaging the seeker head thus making the missle unusable. I seriously doubt that anyone in a Third-World country has the same skill as a Technician from General Dynamics when it comes to working on a Stinger...

what third world people these people have studied at the best schools in the world using bin ladens money fixing up a battery should be no problem just wait till they bring down marine1 the whitehous is worried enough to place a 40 block heavy truck ban around it so a stringer cant be launched as easy

The battery in the tube cannot be recharged without damaging the seeker head. The battery in the BCU could have an indefinite shelf-life (for reasons of national security, I will not even explain why), but the the question is the liquid argon. Go out to your garage and find a can of spraypaint that's been sitting on the shelf for a couple years. It's probably pretty flat and won't spray any paint. Same concept. And I wouldn't think of trying to recharge that in a BCU unless you don't mind losing your arm when you try and launch the thing. The Queda are better off smashing the Stinger open and getting the the explosives inside for use in pipe bombs. The BCU is good for cooking rations.