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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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.
McKiernan established early momentum; Taliban stockpiling white phosphorus, U.S. says; Communications part of Afghan war effort; Kurdish forces met with protests in Ninawa; Opposition mounts for Kurdish vote; Baghdad, London set for security agreement
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for the resignation of Gen. David McKiernan as the leader of international forces in Afghanistan on Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. David McKiernan has been asked to resign as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday after meeting with Saudi Arabian leaders in Riyadh, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The size of the U.S. military contingent in Afghanistan could be doubled in the next year, a spokesman for the Defense Department said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says more troops are needed there because of rising threats faced by American soldiers.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan says more than 10,000 extra troops are needed besides the additions announced by U.S. President George Bush.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Cell phone pictures may have persuaded Gen. David McKiernan, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, to review a probe of civilian deaths, sources say.
