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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, talk during the change-of-command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, talk during the change-of-command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, talk during the change-of-command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

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