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Wednesday, July 07, 2010  Rolling Stone writer who helped bring down Gen. McChrystal gets deal to write Afghan war book

Thursday, June 24, 2010  America's allies in the fight to stabilize Afghanistan are hoping that even though Gen. Stanley McChrystal is leaving, his strategy will stay intact.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  Updated 3:45 p.m. CDT with AP video. Speaking in the Rose Garden, Obama says McChrystal's biting comments about the president and his aides in a magazine article did not meet the standards of conduct for a commanding general.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington to explain derogatory comments about President Barack Obama and his colleagues, administration officials said Tuesday.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan is telling Congress that President Barack Obama's new war strategy is achievable and that combat force levels can be reduced starting in the summer of 2011.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009  Afghan policeman shoots British soldiers, killing 5, in southern Afghanistan

Monday, September 21, 2009  McChrystal report: US needs more troops to avoid failure in Afghanistan war