{"id":59003,"date":"2018-09-02T15:20:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/02\/us-general-assumes-nato-command-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:57:52","slug":"us-general-assumes-nato-command-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/02\/us-general-assumes-nato-command-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"US general assumes NATO command in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL, Afghanistan \u2014 U.S. Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/23\/joint-special-operations-leader-to-be-us-commander-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Austin Scott Miller<\/a> assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan in a handover ceremony on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller took over from Gen. John Nicholson, who held the post for more than two years, at a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Kabul attended by senior Afghan officials and foreign ambassadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The handover comes as Afghan forces are struggling to contain a resurgent Taliban and an increasingly powerful Islamic State affiliate. The Taliban control several districts across Afghanistan, and both groups have launched a relentless wave of attacks in recent months.<\/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\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/22\/trump-strategy-is-working-departing-general-in-afghanistan-says\/\" 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=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicholson-2.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\">Trump strategy is working, departing general in Afghanistan says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Thousands of additional U.S. forces, new authorities and recent ceasefires give hope, general says.<\/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\">&#8220;The world recognizes Afghanistan cannot be a safe haven for terrorism, the world recognizes that we cannot fail. I know this has been a long fight, and it has been generations for us, for the Afghan people,&#8221; said Miller, who most recently led the Joint Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicholson called on the Taliban to accept the government\u2019s offer of a cease-fire and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/07\/mattis-says-peace-talks-with-the-taliban-are-underway\/\" target=_blank>renewed peace negotiations<\/a>, saying \u201cyou don\u2019t need to keep killing your fellow Afghans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290142766.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290142766.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290142766.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290142766.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18245290142766.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outgoing U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, left, and incoming U.S. Army Gen. Austin Miller, second from left, prepare for the change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Miller has assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. (Massoud Hossaini\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/28\/dod-afghanistan-operations-could-hit-22-years-but-dont-call-it-a-permanent-presence\/\" target=_blank>17-year-old NATO mission<\/a> began with the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban after the Sept. 11 attacks. The U.S. and NATO formally ended their combat mission in 2014 but still routinely come to the aid of Afghan forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afghanistan\u2019s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, acknowledged the setbacks, saying \u201cwe have a bloody nose, but we are not defeated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Army Gen. 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