Top U.S. general in Afghanistan relinquishes command

The top U.S. general in Afghanistan relinquished command Monday at an official ceremony in the capital, the latest symbolic gesture bringing America's longest war nearer to its end.

At a time when the Taliban are making sweeping advances across the country, General Austin Scott Miller, the highest-ranked officer on the ground in Afghanistan, handed command to General Kenneth McKenzie, an AFP correspondent at the ceremony reported.

Source(s): AFP