The NATO mission in Afghanistan was led by American General Austin Miller

"General Austin Scott Miller took command of the NATO mission" Strong Support "from General John Nicholson during the ceremony at the mission headquarters in Kabul," the report said.

As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted, he counts on close cooperation with Miller as the new commander of the mission, in which 41 allies and an alliance partner participate.

Previously, NATO said that the contingent of the alliance mission will be in Afghanistan until the peace is established in the country.