Gen. David McKiernan to stay in post until Senate confirms successor Gen. David McKiernan, who has held the post for less than a year, will be replaced by Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a former ...

The commander for NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that more military presence is "needed as quickly as possible." ...

WSJ's senior national security correspondent Peter Spiegel explains why Army Gen. David McKiernan has been ousted as top general in Afghanistan, and what might be expected from his replacement ...

Barack Obama fired the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, early in his first term, and then fired his replacement, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, after McChrystal’s team ...