ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, had a productive one-on-one meeting Friday, a spokesman said.
LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Defeating the insurgency in Afghanistan requires the support of the Afghan people for the international effort, said U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal in London.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen met in Germany with top U.S. and NATO military commanders to discuss Afghanistan troop needs, sources say.
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Washington lacks a comprehensive non-military strategy to supplement the combat effort under consideration for Afghanistan, an analyst says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is looking at different Afghan options, including going after al-Qaida both in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said he would consider the Afghan strategy before committing more military forces to the war effort.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The war effort in Afghanistan is not working, prompting a reconsideration of the current strategy, said top U.S. military commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, believes the Afghan army and police must expand more rapidly than planned, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal took command of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan Monday during a ceremony in Kabul.
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 13 (UPI) -- Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to lead the war in Afghanistan, will need to expand his military vision, analysts say.