PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): President Barack Obama has tapped Lt. Gen. John W. Mick Nicholson Jr. to lead America’s military mission in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
Peter Cook, addressing a news conference in Washington, hailed Nicholson as an accomplished soldier with extensive command experience in Afghanistan and around the world,
The spokesman said Defense Secretary Ash Carter was "absolutely confident" in the man Obama intended to nominate to succeed Gen. John Campbell. The nomination and Nicholson’s promotion . . .
