THE Australian Defence Force has taken over leadership of Combined Team Oruzgan in handling the transfer of security to Afghan troops, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says.
Mr Smith says the outgoing commander of the team, US Colonel Gerald Hadley, has handed command over to the Australian commander, Colonel Simon Stuart, at the Multi-National base in Tarin Kowt in southwestern Afghanistan.
The minister says Australia considers the leadership of the team part of the transition through which security responsibility will be transferred from the International Security Assistance Force to the Afghan National Security Forces.
"Leadership of the (team) will help ensure that transition in Oruzgan over the coming 12 to 15 month period is effected in a seamless way," Mr Smith said in a statement on Thursday.
Combined Team Oruzgan was formed in August 2010 as the Netherlands, the lead nation in the province, withdrew its forces.
Australia resisted taking on the lead role and that fell to the US under the combined team model. Australia held the deputy position.
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