Gen Miller hands over command to Afghan govt
July 13, 2021
KABUL: General Austin Scott Miller the top US general in Afghanistan relinquished command and handed it over to the Afghan government at an official ceremony in the capital on Monday.
In a simple ceremony, General Miller handed over his duties to two US generals one who will oversee US military action from Central Command headquarters in Florida, and one who will command the roughly 650 troops to remain after the official US withdrawal, reports the international media. It s important to me to say farewell, Gen Miller told the attendees, who included high ranking Afghan officials, in an emotional final address. Our job is now not to forget. Gen Miller was the longest serving officer to oversee Nato and US forces in Afghanistan, which he called the highlight of his career. General Miller the highest-ranked officer on the ground in Afghanistan handed command to General Kenneth McKenzie, an AFP corresponden
Gen Miller hands command to Afghan govt
July 13, 2021
KABUL: General Austin Scott Miller the top US general in Afghanistan Monday relinquished command and handed it over to the Afghan government at an official ceremony in the capital.
In a simple ceremony, General Miller handed over his duties to two US generals one who will oversee US military action from Central Command headquarters in Florida, and one who will command the roughly 650 troops to remain after the official US withdrawal, reports the international media.
“It’s important to me to say farewell,” Gen Miller told the attendees, who included high ranking Afghan officials, in an emotional final address.
Miller hands over command to Afghan govt
July 13, 2021
KABUL: General Austin Scott Miller the top US general in Afghanistan Monday relinquished command and handed it over to the Afghan government at an official ceremony in the capital.
In a simple ceremony, General Miller handed over his duties to two US generals one who will oversee US military action from Central Command headquarters in Florida, and one who will command the roughly 650 troops to remain after the official US withdrawal, reports the international media. It s important to me to say farewell, Gen Miller told the attendees, who included high ranking Afghan officials, in an emotional final address. Our job is now not to forget.
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KABUL: Taliban militants have taken over a district, launched attacks on checkpoints and cemented control over a border trade crossing, officials said on Monday, as clashes intensify in Afghanistan’s central and northern provinces.
Violence has risen sharply around the country as foreign forces work towards withdrawing by Sept 11 and peace talks in Qatar have failed to make significant progress.
The Taliban have launched a wave of offensives around the country, particularly in the north, outside of their southern strongholds.
In central Bamiyan province, normally relatively free of conflict, Taliban fighters attacked several security checkpoints, resulting in heavy clashes overnight, according to Humayoon Elkhani, spokesman for Bamiyan’s provincial police.