(L-R) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, outgoing U.S. General Dan McNeil commander for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, commander Joint Force Command German General Egon Ramms and the new NATO commander for Afghanistan U.S. General David McKiernan attend a ceremony marking the transfer of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command from General McNeil to General McKiernan, in Kabul June 3, 2008. Reuters Pictures 20 months ago

(L-R) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, outgoing U.S. General Dan McNeil commander for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, commander Joint Force Command German General Egon Ramms and the new NATO commander for Afghanistan U.S. General David McKiernan attend a ceremony marking the transfer of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command from General McNeil to General McKiernan, in Kabul June 3, 2008.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses the audience during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  2. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses the audience during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  3. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives a thumb up during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  4. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives a press statement during the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  5. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 7, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy ends today.
  6. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (R) welcomes Afghan President Hamid Karzai during the first day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 5, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running from February 5 to 7, 2010.
  7. MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (R) welcomes Afghan President Hamid Karzai during the first day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 5, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running from February 5 to 7, 2010.
  8. LONDON - JANUARY 28: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) meets SAC Greig Phillips (centre) who was injured by an IED blast in Afghanistan in September 2009, at Wellington Barracks on January 28, 2010 in London, Britain. London. During the visit Mr Karzai met with veterans who have been severely injured in the Afghan campaign and thanked them for their sacrifice.
  9. NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan Mark Sedwill talks to the media in Kabul February 9, 2010. Afghan villagers should stay inside and keep their "heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, Sedwill said on Tuesday.
  10. NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan Mark Sedwill (L) talks to the media as Gulab Mangal, governor of Helmand province, looks on in Kabul February 9, 2010. Afghan villagers should stay inside and keep their "heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, Sedwill said on Tuesday.
  11. Mark Sedwill, left, the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, replies to a question as Golab Mangal, governor of Helmand province looks on during a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  12. Mark Sedwill, left, the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, looks on as Golab Mangal, governor of Helmand province addresses a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  13. Mark Sedwill, left, the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, replies to a question during a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  14. A convoy of foreign soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force are reflected on a mirror of a vehicle in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.
  15. Mark Sedwill, the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, speaks during a joint press conference with General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and commander of United States Forces in Afghanistan, unseen, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
  16. Mark Sedwill the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, listens to a question during a joint press conference with General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and Commander of United States Forces in Afghanistan, unseen, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Principal Gwak Jong-woon (L) gives diplomas to high school graduates who escaped from North Korea during a graduation ceremony at Hangyeore High School, which was built to educate North Korean teenage defectors, in Anseong, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Seoul February 10, 2010. Forty-six students graduated from the high school on Wednesday and will go on to college or get employment.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Virgin and B&Q bosses Sir Richard Branson and Euan Sutherland help insulate a loft as part of The Prince Of Wales' New Start Initiative on February 10, 2010 in London, England. The New Start Initiative is a new project to help people across the UK lead more sustainable lives.
  3. Worshippers gather around candles, stuck to jars with honey, during a religious mass in the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the city of Blagoevgrad, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, February 10, 2010. The day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of bee-keepers, is marked on February 10.
  4. Worshippers gather around candles, stuck to jars with honey, during a religious mass in the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the city of Blagoevgrad, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, February 10, 2010. The day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of bee-keepers, is marked on February 10.
  5. Worshippers gather around candles, stuck to jars with honey, during a religious mass in the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the city of Blagoevgrad, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, February 10, 2010. The day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of bee-keepers, is marked on February 10.
  6. Activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party listen to a speaker at a rally against price rise in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Caricatures in the background are, from left, Indian Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
  7. Protesters supporting defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka react as police fire tear gas shells during a street clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.
  8. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: Mark Webber of Australia and Red Bull Racing drives the new RB6 during winter testing at the at the Circuito De Jerez on February 10, 2010 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  9. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel (R) of Germany talks to his Team Principal Christian Horner (L) as they attend the unveiling of the new RB6 during winter testing at the at the Circuito De Jerez on February 10, 2010 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  10. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany attends the unveiling of the new RB6 during winter testing at the at the Circuito De Jerez on February 10, 2010 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  11. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Red Bull Racing Chief Designer Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber of Australia, Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and Red Bull Racing Head of Aerodynamics Peter Prodromou unveil the new RB6 during winter testing at the at the Circuito De Jerez on February 10, 2010 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  12. Protesters supporting defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka shout slogans against government as they march in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.
  13. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber of Australia, Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner unveil the new RB6 during winter testing at the at the Circuito De Jerez on February 10, 2010 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  14. Sri Lankan police officers try to stop pro government protesters from attacking supporters of defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka during a street clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.
  15. Protesters supporting defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka, seen in photograph at right, shout slogans condemning Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a street clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.
  16. Anoma Fonseka , wife of defeated presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka, waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Government supporters hurled stones at opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday, in scattered street battles that prompted volleys of tear gas from police.