News Updates/Reports On The Change Of U.S. Military Leadership In Afghanistan

In this April 14, 2003 file photo, then-Major Gen. Stanley McChrystal briefs reporters at the Pentagon. Associated Press

Success and Scrutiny Mark General's Career -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he wants a new commander in Afghanistan to fight the kind of complex counterinsurgency warfare that has come to dominate the campaign there.

His recommendation, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, certainly fits that bill. Gen. McChrystal, a Green Beret who has spent most of the last year as the top staff officer to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent the previous five years commanding special operations forces in Iraq -- units that specialize in guerilla warfare, including the training of indigenous armies.

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More News On The Change Of U.S. Military Leadership In Afghanistan

Profile: Gen Stanley McChrystal -- BBC
Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghan Warlord -- Time Magazine
A new U.S. approach expected in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
U.S. Fires Afghan War Chief -- Wall Street Journal
Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Is Fired -- Washington Post
Commander’s Ouster Is Tied to Shift in Afghan War -- New York Times
Pentagon replaces top U.S. commander in Afghanistan -- Mercury News
US names new leader for Afghan conflict -- Financial Times
Pentagon names new top commander in Afghanistan -- China View
Pentagon reshuffles command in Afghanistan -- Independent
US sacks commander in Afghanistan -- AFP
US sacks top military commander in Afghanistan -- Times Online
Top general sacked as US bids to turn around Afghan war -- The Guardian
US replaces Nato commander in Afghanistan war overhaul -- The Telegraph
Outgoing Afghan war commander valued outreach -- AP
Sympathy for McKiernan Among Officers -- Washington Post
New general, new approach in Afghanistan -- AJC