Posts Tagged ‘military-base’
Friday, May 18th, 2012
SPINA, Afghanistan — When night came, after long hours in the desert, the Afghan troops poured into a one-story schoolhouse and sprawled out on the floor. Outside, the Americans were crammed in mine-resistant vehicles, gauging the risks of sleeping next to their partners. Read full article > >

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On joint U.S.-Afghan mission, balancing suspicion and ambition
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
An Afghan interpreter tried to run down a top American commander and his British deputy as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s plane taxied at a military base, defense officials said on Friday.
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Generals Awaiting Leon E. Panetta Apparently Targeted by Attacker
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Sunday, March 11th, 2012
A U.S. service member walked out of a military base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and opened fire on three nearby houses, killing several civilians, local villagers and provincial officials said.
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American Is Held After Shooting of Civilians in Afghanistan
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Friday, February 24th, 2012
KABUL — Six protesters and a police officer were killed in the western Afghan province of Herat on Friday when demonstrations over the accidental burning of Korans on a U.S. military base again turned violent, local officials said. Read full article > >

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Seven dead in latest Afghan violence over Koran burning
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011
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
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
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
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011
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
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Sunday, April 17th, 2011
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
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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
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
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Saturday, November 27th, 2010
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
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Friday, October 15th, 2010
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
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
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
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
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
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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
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
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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
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
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