Stanley McChrystal

The World

Can Gen. Petraeus turn things around in Afghanistan?

Todd Zwillich explains the political implications of the president’s personnel decision. Jen DiMascio of Politico.com says that although Petraeus is credited with turning Iraq around, it remains to be seen if he can do the same in Afghanistan.

McChrystal apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths

Outlook for peace in Afghanistan

The new plan for Afghanistan

Population centers focus of new Afghan strategy

US to Open Peace Talks With the Taliban

Global Politics

The Taliban and the United States agreed Tuesday to hold peace talks, starting later this week. The aim is to negotiate an end to the fighting in Afghanistan.

The World

General Stanley McChrystal Optimistic on Afghanistan

Global Politics

As Barack Obama begins his second term, most eyes are on the domestic agenda. But the nation is still at war in Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the war with retired General Stanley McChrystal, former commander in Afghanistan.

The World

US invasion of Afghanistan: 10 years later

Conflict & Justice

Amrullah Saleh, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Security Directorate, the country’s intelligence agency, looks at the relationship between aid, corruption, and security in his home country.

The World

Pentagon tightens rules on military interaction with media

Global Politics

The Pentagon has created new rules governing the military’s interaction with the media, following Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s loose-lipped appearance in Rolling Stone.
Todd Zwillich went to the press conference to try and sort out the new policy.

The World

Obama fires McChrystal: a Truman-MacArthur dismissal or a Lincoln-Hooker moment?

Arts, Culture & Media

In less than two days after the article surfaced on the internet, the U.S.’s top commander in the Afghanistan war found himself summoned to Washington, D.C. to hand his resignation to President Obama. We talk about similar events in U.S. history.