Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, then-commanding general of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, talks with soldiers before one of the Airborne School jumps in 2015. Patrick A. Albright/U.S. Army
Reuters: Elite U.S. special operations commander picked to lead Afghan war
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - A three-star general who leads the Joint Special Operations Command overseeing some of the most sensitive U.S. commando missions has been picked to lead the nearly 17-year-old Afghan war, five U.S. officials told Reuters.
Army Lieutenant General Scott Miller would replace Army General John “Mick” Nicholson, who after more than two years has become the longest-serving U.S. commander of international forces battling the Taliban insurgency.
Nicholson was expected serve through most if not all of the summer months that historically have brought some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan, two of the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Pentagon declined to comment on Nicholson’s successor.
“We have no announcement on any changes,” said Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Kone Faulkner.
One U.S. official familiar with Miller said his past service showed a focused on addressing global militant networks that fuel insurgencies, which could be valuable in the fight against Islamic State in Afghanistan.
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