Lieutenant General John Nicholson appointed as commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan

Q.  Who has been appointed as commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan?
- Published on 08 Feb 16

a. Lieutenant General John Nicholson
b. US General John Compton
c. US General John Campbell
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Lieutenant General John Nicholson
 
Army Lieutenant General John Nicholson has been appointed as NATO commander for Afghanistan. The strong Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the nomination of Nicholson. He was US army commander of NATO land forces prior to this. He also served as chief of staff operations of the ISAF and US Forces-Afghanistan. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance based on North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949.

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