In article, top US general in Afghan war accuses US ambassador of self-serving betrayal

Top general in Afghan war: US envoy betrayed me

WASHINGTON — The top American commander in Afghanistan is complaining that he was “betrayed” by the U.S. ambassador during discussions of sending more troops to fight the war.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal is quoted in the upcoming edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine as saying that Ambassador Karl Eikenberry (EYE-kin-berry) blindsided him last year with harsh criticism in a leaked internal document of the war strategy and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

In a profile due out Friday, McChrystal says the criticism was Eikenberry’s way of protecting himself should the war go wrong.

There was no immediate response from Eikenberry. Testifying alongside McChrystal in December, Eikenberry told Congress that he has confidence in Karzai and the war plan.