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Operation Iraqi Freedom

REX2003041010 - Iraq, April 4 (UPI) -- Lieutenant General David McKiernan (centre) Commander of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command talks over battle plans with Lieutenant General James Conway (left), Commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force after the battle of An Nasseria, Iraq, on April 4, 2003. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**


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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.
Report: McKiernan firing shows new urgency
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The May firing of the top U.S. military commander in Kabul revealed the urgency felt in Washington over Afghanistan, The Washington Post reported Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is shifting to counter a Taliban insurgency that is thriving in the war-torn country, the top U.S. commander said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 19 (UPI) -- Afghanistan will showcase its democratic progress when it votes in presidential and parliamentary polls in August, the departing NATO secretary-general said.
Karzai faces tough challenge
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 19 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's 33 million people await their Aug. 20 elections under threat from a growing Taliban insurgency that determined U.S. and NATO troops are trying to put down.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 15 (UPI) -- The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says the troops must ensure the safety of main population centers while fighting Taliban militants.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 15 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Kabul during a ceremony for the new American operations commander.
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.
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- To win the war in Afghanistan, allied forces must try hard to avoid civilian casualties, says the U.S. general nominated to take command of NATO forces there.
McChrystal faces questions on Afghan, Iraq duty; Haqqani network gravest Afghan threat; Deputy UNAMA envoy arrives in Kabul; Kurds submit report on Kirkuk; KRG praised for election work; SOFA deadline honored
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