The top US general in Afghanistan steps down as American forces pull out
- The top US general in Afghanistan stepped down from his post on Monday.
- Gen. Austin S. Miller officially ended his nearly three-year term as commander at a ceremony in Kabul, The New York Times reported.
- Miller stepped down as the US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion.
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The top US general in Afghanistan stepped down from his post on Monday as the US military's withdrawal from the country nears completion, reports said.
Gen. Austin S. Miller officially ended his nearly three-year term as commander at a ceremony at US and NATO military headquarters in Kabul, The New York Times reported.
"It's important to me to say farewell," Miller said, according to the news outlet.
Rear Adm. Peter G. Vasely, a former member of SEAL Team 6, will now report to Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of the military's Central Command, according to The New York Times.
Together they will fill the duties of Miller.
President Joe Biden has ordered US forces to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of August, marking the end of America's longest war.
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