Middle East
McChrystal Notes Progress in Afghanistan
McChrystal: Afghan Security Deterioration Over, But No Win Yet
The commander of coalition and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says the deterioration of the security situation in the country, which he cited four months ago, has stopped. The general says with the revised strategy President Barack Obama announced in December and more allied troops flowing in, there is an "inevitability" about the Afghan and coalition effort to take