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The United States' top field commander, General David Petraeus, warns of a tough mission ahead one day after arriving to take command of the 150,000-strong NATO-led foreign force in Afghanistan.Petraeus urged the NATO administration to make joint efforts to end the nine year conflict against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Petraeus told hundreds of guests at a U.S. embassy party held to mark U.S. Independence Day that it was essential to show unity of purpose to solve Afghanistan's problems.
