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Published July 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

Hug of commanders


German Gen. Wolf Langheld, left, Commander of NATO Allied Joint Forces hugs the U.S Gen. David Petraeus the outgoing U.S. and NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander in Afghanistan during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, July 18, 2011. Gen. John Allen took over command of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan on Monday from Gen. David Petraeus, assuming responsibility as Afghanistan's international allies draw up exit plans from the nearly 10-year conflict.(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Read the article: AFGHANISTAN: Gen. Petraeus hands over American, coalition forces command