Relief greets Afghan command choice
By Deb Riechmann | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-25 05:52
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by General David Petraeus at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, announces that Petraeus would replace General Stanley McChrystal as top commander in Afghanistan. J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press |
KABUL - America's Afghan and international allies embraced the choice of General David Petraeus to run the war in Afghanistan, hoping the architect of the Iraq surge will seamlessly pursue the strategy laid down by his predecessor and smooth over divisions that led to his dismissal.
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