Niger army Chief of Operations Col. Nabani (center-right) meets Brig. Gen. Brian Cashman (center) and other U.S. Army representatives during their visit to the Niger Army Headquarters in Niger on Dec. 2, 2022. Cashman, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, met with Nabani to discuss the importance of Niger as a strategic partner to counter violent extremist organizations in the Sahel and security force assistance to the Nigerien army. Cashman also met with BG Barmou, commander of Niger’s Special Operations Forces and U.S. Embassy Chargé d'affaires a.i. Mr. Jonathan Fischer during a six-day visit to Niger Dec. 1-6, 2022. (Courtesy photo)