KANDAHAR, Afghanistan It’s a few days before Christmas, and Staff Sgt. Andre Vappie is showing pictures of himself dressed in a red suit for the “Santa Claus 5K Run” that took place a few weeks ago at the U.S. military base here. As he scrolls through the photos, you can see at least 50 other guys in Santa suits celebrating the holiday season in this muscular way, far from home. Read full article > >
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Joy to the troops
Fifteen people are reportedly killed in a huge explosion at a military base near Iran’s capital of Tehran, officials say.
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Explosion at Tehran military base
Almost 80 US troops are injured and two Afghan civilians killed by a suicide truck bomber on a military base in eastern Wardak province.
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Afghan truck bomb hits US troops
Five troops killed in a suicide bombing this weekend at a military base in eastern Afghanistan were members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday.
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5 US troops killed in Afghan bombing
KABUL — A suicide bomber who had recently been recruited into the Afghan army blew himself up Saturday morning inside a military base, killing five NATO troops and four Afghan soldiers.
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Afghan soldier kills 5 NATO troops and 4 Afghan comrades
Voters in Japan’s Okinawa are to elect a governor in a poll closely linked to the future of a controversial US military base relocation plan.
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Base issue dominates Okinawa poll
Prisoners are being abused at a “secret jail” in the main American military base in Afghanistan, according to a report from a US policy think tank.
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New claims of secret Afghan jail
Canadian troops are forced to leave a military base in the United Arab Emirates that supports missions in Afghanistan, amid an airline dispute.
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Canada troops to leave UAE base
A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a military base in Georgia faces multiple charges that include threatening to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, according to federal court documents filed Tuesday.
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FBI: Ex-soldier threatened to kill Obama
A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five people and wounds at least 26 others.
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Dagestan car bombing kills five
Police in Venezuela search for a soldier who shot dead two officers and wounded six soldiers at a military base in the capital, Caracas.
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Venezuela soldier kills officers
A ship carrying almost 500 Tamil asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka docks at a Canadian military base in British Columbia.
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Tamil asylum boat docks in Canada
