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U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing

LONDON
Thu Oct 1, 2009 6:57am EDT
Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan during a hearing in Washington DC June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

LONDON (Reuters) - An insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and the success of the military campaign there cannot be taken for granted, General Stanley McChrystal, head of U.S. and NATO troops, said Thursday.

McChrystal described the situation in Afghanistan as serious. "Neither success nor failure can be taken for granted," he said in a speech in London.

(Reporting by Luke Baker)


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