Afghanistan

General McChrystal will replace General McKiernan as the senior most commander in Afghanistan; McKiernan was asked to resign by Defense Secretary Gates. The Afghan parliament wants to pass a law to place restrictions on foreign troops to prevent civilian casualties.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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