U.S. Army General David McKiernan (C), Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, outgoing commander of the east, Major General Jeffrey Schloesser (L) and incoming Major General Curtis M. Scaparrotti salute during a ceremony to mark a transfer of authority of U.S. military forces in charge of several provinces in eastern Afghanistan, at Bagram air base, some 60 km north of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, June 3, 2009. [Xinhua] |