12% since last week. they now want the government to roll back the price hike. they want their government to meet their demands, and this, today's strike against the government, they say, is just one way for them to make a point. mallaka kapur, cnn, mumbai. the pentagon tightens controls over interactions between the military and media in the wake of the stanley mcchrystal incident. general mcchrystal was forced to resign his post in afghanistan after comments critical of the obama administration were published in "rolling stone" magazine. interviews must now be cleared with the military's public affairs office. a pentagon official says new rules were in the works before the "rolling stone" article. general david petraeus is officially in command of the nato and u.s. military operations in afghanistan. he formally took over during a ceremony in kabul yesterday. the general says this is a crucial period for the war in raf began stan. afghanistan. >> as each of you knows well, we are engaged in a tough fight.