{"id":18071,"date":"2018-05-23T00:08:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T00:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/23\/joint-special-operations-leader-to-be-us-commander-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:02:40","slug":"joint-special-operations-leader-to-be-us-commander-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/05\/23\/joint-special-operations-leader-to-be-us-commander-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expected nominee, Army Lt. Gen. 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John Nicholson<\/a>, who has held the post since March 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The promotion of Miller requires Senate confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/23\/us-will-have-role-in-afghan-reconciliation-with-taliban\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18081705798289.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US will have role in Afghan reconciliation with Taliban<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. has a role to play in setting the conditions for members of the Taliban to lay down their weapons and move back into Afghanistan\u2019s society, the top U.S. commander for the war said Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller is currently in command of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command, which conducts some of the military\u2019s most sensitive commando missions around the world. 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