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# Cripwell assumes responsibility as deputy commander; Castellano bids farewell 

Resolute Support

                KABUL, Afghanistan  –              
KABUL, Afghanistan — Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell assumed responsibility as the deputy commander of Resolute Support during a change of responsibility ceremony here today. 

                Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell, the new deputy commander of Resolute Support, shakes hands with Lieutenant General Rosario Castellano, the outgoing deputy, during a change of responsibility ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Oct. 24, 2017. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sergeant Regina Edwards)            

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"Italy contributes enormously to this campaign. They are committed globally in the fight against terror ... Italy clearly values a rules-based international order, free from terror ... Italy has given a chance to the people of Afghanistan who want – and frankly deserve – peace,” Nicholson said.

He also restated the importance of winning the war in Afghanistan."This war on terrorist organizations is one that we fight on behalf of all humanity, against all terrorists,” Nicholson said. "With the mounting military, diplomatic, and social pressure that is building – that we all are collectively committed to sustaining over the coming years – the enemy will have no choice but to reconcile. I believe, as President Ghani says, 'we have turned the corner,’” he concluded.

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