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Marine to head US effort in Afghanistan - News24
Marine to head US effort in Afghanistan - News24
04-29-2011 02:04 AM
USA Today
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Marine to head US effort in Afghanistan
News24
Washington - Lieutenant General John Allen, tapped on Thursday to take over as US commander in Afghanistan, made his name in the Iraq war by striking alliances with Sunni tribal leaders. Allen, aged 57, will be the first marine to serve as chief of the ...
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