Gen Stanley McChrystal in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in October 2009, a few weeks after he called on President Barack Obama to provide more troops. Getty Images
Gen Stanley McChrystal in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in October 2009, a few weeks after he called on President Barack Obama to provide more troops. Getty Images

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US's General McChrystal admits he did not give Obama full picture on Afghan troop surge

Stanley McChrystal said former president should have been told of the high risks involved

Thomas Harding
Thomas Harding

November 11, 2021