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New U.S. General Appointed in Command of ISAF

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(KCEN) -- There's a new man in charge of the International Security Assistance Force or ISAF.

U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, Jr assumed command from General John Allen at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan today.       

A number of top-ranking military men and senior Afghan, NATO and U.S. Officials attended.

Dunford and fellow Marine Allen are longtime friends

Allen spent 19-months leading ISAF, making him the longest serving commander in the 11-year-old war in Afghanistan

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