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British Army Maj. Gen. Tim Evans, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, right, and Italian Maj. Gen. Riccardo Marchio, the command's deputy commander, salute during the playing of the Afghanistan national anthem to begin the change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

British Army Maj. Gen. Tim Evans, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, right, and Italian Maj. Gen. Riccardo Marchio, the command's deputy commander, salute during the playing of the Afghanistan national anthem to begin the change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

British Army Maj. Gen. Tim Evans, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, right, and Italian Maj. Gen. Riccardo Marchio, the command's deputy commander, salute during the playing of the Afghanistan national anthem to begin the change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 11, 2011.

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