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McChrystal, in full Stanley Allen McChrystal, was a U.S. Army general who led U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan during the latter stages of the War in Afghanistan. As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (2003–08) and later as commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan (2009–10), he oversaw a significant increase in the deployment of special forces, the use of drone strikes, and counterinsurgency operations against the Taliban.