Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan
By Claire Truscott | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-19 07:55
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Outgoing International Security Assistance Force commander General David Petraeus (left), US General James Matthis and new commander General John Allen (right) attend the change of command ceremony in Kabul on Monday. Ahmad Masood / Reuters |
KABUL, Afghanistan - General David Petraeus stepped down as US commander in Afghanistan on Monday after a checkered year at the helm of what is the US' longest war.
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