<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="NATO">NATO</a> takes over command of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" id="mwATc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="International Security Assistance Force">peacekeeping force</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" id="mwATg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, marking its first major operation outside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" id="mwATk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Europe">Europe</a> in its 54-year-history.