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Top military official in Afghanistan to step down amid withdrawal
« on: July 12, 2021, 04:15:43 pm »
Top military official in Afghanistan to step down amid withdrawal

The top United States general in Afghanistan is set to step down, as U.S. troops continue to withdraw from the country.

Gen. Austin Scott Miller will leave his post on Monday, and his command authorities will be given to Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the leader of the U.S. Central Command, according to a Department of Defense official. Miller will relinquish his responsibility in a ceremony at the top U.S. military headquarters.

He is the war’s longest-serving senior U.S. officer, having served in his position since August 2018.

The troops will finish leaving Afghanistan on Aug. 31, President Joe Biden announced last Thursday. The date is 12 days earlier than his initial end date of Sept. 11, 2021, the 20 year anniversary of the terrorist attacks...................


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Re: Top military official in Afghanistan to step down amid withdrawal
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2021, 04:18:38 pm »
Nothing left to command.  Sounds like SOP.
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Re: Top military official in Afghanistan to step down amid withdrawal
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2021, 04:20:02 pm »
Hell of a job Austin.  Way to go.
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Re: Top military official in Afghanistan to step down amid withdrawal
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2021, 10:25:39 pm »
General Miller is probably quietly thinking to himself, "boy, am I glad THAT'S over..."
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