The increase in US forces (SOF) night raids in Afghanistan was substantial under McChrystal and resulted in many Afghan deaths:
McChrystal had increased the level of SOF raids from the 100 to 125 a month during the command of his predecessor, Gen. David McKiernan, to 500 a month during 2009. And the figures released by Petraeus revealed that McChrystal had doubled the number of raids on homes again to 1,000 a month before he was relieved of duty in June.
But it also resulted in a decrease in the number of IEDs disarmed thanks to local Afghans' tips.
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