U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, visits with service members at Train, Advise and Assist Command-East on Aug. 9, 2018. On Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, Nicholson held his final press conference on the state of operations in Afghanistan (Cmdr. Robert Thoms/NATO)
Military Times: Trump strategy is working, departing general in Afghanistan says
Despite renewed violence and few measurable gains in territorial security, the South Asia Strategy is working and has finally given coalition and Afghan forces the support they need to get to a negotiated peace with the Taliban, the departing top U.S. general in charge of Afghanistan operations said Wednesday.
Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan held his final press conference Wednesday on the state of operations in Afghanistan before his replacement, Army Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, takes over through a change-of-command ceremony in the next few weeks.
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WNU Editor: Every departing U.S. general says the same thing .... that the strategy is working. Unfortunately .... the Taliban have not received the message.
