The senior US military commander in Afghanistan has warned that he needs more troops on the ground, or else risk the mission failing.<br /><br />The confidential report by General Stanley McChrystal, who also commands Nato troops in Afghanistan, was leaked to the Washington Post newspaper.<br /><br />The White House says that McChrystal has not made a formal request for more soldiers yet, but McChrystal's strategic assessment could fuel US public anxiety over an escalating to the eight-year conflict.<br /><br />Rob Reynolds reports.
