Air strikes will be limited says American commander in Afghanistan

General Stanley McChrystal, America´s new commander in Afghanistan, said on Friday that US forces would limit their use of airstrikes in Afghanistan only for the protection of US and Coalition forces.

This comes as the Defense Department releases a ground-breaking report, where it admits to the death of 26 civilians as a result of last month´s airstrikes against Taliban forces in the village of Granai.

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says over 80 civilians died in that strike, but experts say that the Pentagon´s report still shows a significant change in US strategy in Afghanistan. FSRN spoke to Gareth Porter, an investigative journalist and historian who focuses on national security issues.