Petraeus now oversees wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies June 16 on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee. A source says Petraeus will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top military commander in Afghanistan.Washington -- A senior administration official tells The Associated Press that President Barack Obama has accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and is replacing him with Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command.
McChrystal was pushed out over his blistering remarks about administration officials quoted in a magazine interview.
After an Oval Office meeting with McChrystal in the morning, Obama huddled with his war advisers and planned to announce his decision on the general's fate to the nation at 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Garden.
The official spoke only on condition of anonymity, because the president's announcement was not yet public. Petraeus now oversees the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
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