Stanley McChrystal After 10 Years, U.S. War in Afghanistan "Halfway Done"
McChrystal commanded coalition forces in the country from 2009-10. President Obama fired him after he and his aides sounded off about the commander in chief and other top U.S. officials in a now-famous Rolling Stone magazine article.
His comments on the occasion of the war’s 10th anniversary were corroborated by aid groups, who told the BBC that improvements in Afghanistan have been spotty at best. Drought, limited access to health care and schools, insecurity and corruption are some of the problems that will continue to afflict the country for the foreseeable future.
The BBC notes that U.N. figures show more than 11,000 civilians have died in Afghanistan in the past five years alone. More than 2,500 coalition troops have also been killed, most of them American.
http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/10/07/afghanistan_war_on_10th_anniversary_.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_A._McChrystal
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