Soldiers from A Company of the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles and the Afghan National Army patrol near Nahr e Saraj village, in Helmand on June 23, 2010. The Kabul government got behind US General Stanley McChrystal, hoping he keeps his job despite the furore over an interview in which he criticised top American officials. Defence ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi said there had been great improvements since McChrystal took command of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) last year. AFP PHOTO/BAY ISMOYO