British general hands over Afghanistan reins to US
General Dan McNeill, the highest ranking US general to lead troops in Afghanistan, has taken command of 35,500 Nato-led soldiers, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command.
The transition yesterday came after a year of sharply increased violence following the alliance’s push into the Taliban’s southern heartland, and military officials said privately they expect McNeill to take a harder line with militants than his predecessor, General David Richards.
