McChrystal: U.S. Forces To Partner With Afghans

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR

The top American commander in Afghanistan spent a second day briefing Afghan government officials about how President Obama's new strategy will play out there. Gen. Stanley McChrystal says his main goal is to pair the additional U.S. and NATO troops with Afghan soldiers and police officers. McChrystal says this will speed the handover of the country's security responsibilities to Afghans, which if President Obama has his way, would begin in 18 months.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, December 3, 2009