 "NATO formally ends 13 yr combat mission in Afghanistan")
Nato has officially ended its 13 year combat mission in Afghanistan, starting a new chapter of support for the Afghan troops.
According to BBC, mission commander Gen John Campbell said that they had pulled the people of Afghanistan "out of the darkness of despair" with a hope for the future.
Commanders lowered the flag during a ceremony in the capital, raising the flag of the new mission Resolute Support.
The role of the alliance, from January 1, would remain to a support mission and training the Afghan army.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the security of Afghanistan would remain completely in the hands of 350,000 Afghan soldiers and police and Nato allies would train and advise them.
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