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Petraeus' "only accomplishment" since he took over US and NATO troop command three weeks ago, "is civilian casualties (mass murder), which has to be considered his new war strategy and tactics," the Afghan Taleban said on its website, as quoted by SITE.
It claimed that "90 non-combatant defenseless civilians have been martyred in the US invaders' blind bombardments" across Afghanistan over the past two weeks, adding that such actions only "create growing resentment" by Afghans against foreign troops.
US forces have increased attacks with unmanned drone aircraft in Afghanistan since US President Barack Obama came to office a year and a half ago.
The Taleban also said attacks "of every type on US invading forces... have reached record levels since General Petraeus took charge."
Lack of morale among US troops left Petraeus with no other alternative "but to resort to carrying out his vicious and wicked war plans and tactics which are only causing further civilian casualties (mass murder) over and over again."
The Taleban said the "capture and handover... by ordinary people" of two US soldiers last week in eastern Logar province was "a clear evidence of the Afghan masses' strong hatred towards US invaders."
Two US sailors went missing in Logar province on July 23. Their bodies were found later after Taleban claims they ambushed the pair, killing one and taking the other captive.
The Taleban said the continued presence of US forces in Afghanistan, under the circumstances, "is the same as digging one's own grave."
Petraeus took over command of more than 140,000 US and NATO troops in Afghanistan on July 4 from General Stanley McChrystal.