Gen. Scott Miller, left, hands command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, July 12, 2021. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)
“It’s not the end of the story, rather it’s the end of a chapter,” McKenzie said. “You can count on our support in the dangerous and difficult days ahead.”
Miller thanked U.S. allies for their service, noting that most have already left the country. Only the flags of the U.S., the United Kingdom and Turkey remained flying Monday at former NATO Resolute Support headquarters, which is now part of the U.S. Embassy complex.
Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie speaks at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, July 12, 2021, during which he took command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from Army Gen. Scott Miller. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, left, sits near Gen. Scott Miller in Afghanistan on Monday, July 12, 2021. (J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes)
Gen. Scott Miller, left, speaks with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghanistans High Council for National Reconciliation, on July 12, 2021. The two were speaking at a ceremony at which Miller relinquished command of United States Forces-Afghanistan and NATOs Resolute Support mission. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)
Army Gen. Scott Miller, right, sits next to Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 12, 2021. Miller relinquished command of United States Forces-Afghanistan and NATOs Resolute Support mission to McKenzie. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes)
