THE LATEST: Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., (right) takes the hand and the command of Gen. John Allen during a February ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gen. Dunford became the fifth commander of the war in the past five years. (Associated Press)
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., (right) takes the hand and the command of Gen. John Allen during a February ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gen. Dunford became the fifth commander of the war in the past five years. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
** FILE ** This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
**FILE** Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, listens during a March 26, 2012, news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, listens during a March 26, 2012, news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. (Associated Press)
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (right) shakes hands with U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the outgoing NATO commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Gen. Dunford takes charge at a critical time for President Obama and the military as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool)
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (right) shakes hands with U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the outgoing NATO commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Gen. Dunford takes charge at a critical time for President Obama and the military as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool)
“It reverberates everywhere across the United States. You know, we’re willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we’re not willing to be murdered for it.” - Gen. John Allen, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
