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New International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander General John Allen attends the change of command ceremony in Kabul July 18, 2011
Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011

Open quoteThere will be tough days ahead, and I have no illusions about the challenges we will face together.Close quote

  • JOHN ALLEN,
  • who succeeded General Petraeus for command of the war in Afghanistan on Monday; Allen will guide about 130,000 U.S. and NATO troops until security is handed over to Afghan forces at the end of 2014
Photo: Ahmad Masood / Reuters | Source: New York Times