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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- The United States replaced the top allied commander in Afghanistan on Monday, deciding "fresh eyes" are needed to reverse the course of the seven-year-old war there, Defense ...