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Mohammad Wazir is 12. Or maybe 13. He doesn’t know for sure. One thing is certain: Growing up in rural Helmand province, Mohammad has seen more war than anyone should, let alone a young boy.

Kadena contractor, airman found dead on Okinawa

Two people assigned to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa were found dead in separate incidents on Saturday. A Kadena civilian contractor was found dead at an off-base hotel room and an airman died during a diving accident.

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Pentagon readying for long war against jihadists in Iraq, Syria

While hammering the Islamic State daily from the air, the U.S. military is talking of a years-long effort — one that will require more than aerial bombardment, will show results only gradually and may eventually call for a more aggressive use of U.S. military advisers in Iraq.

Strategic border city of Kobani is key to US strategy against Islamic State

Ex-Iraqi pilots reportedly training Islamic State fighters on MiG jets

Syrian activists say the Islamic State militant group has captured some MiG fighter jets and is test-flying the warplanes in Syria with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots.

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Air travel from West Africa: Should there be a ban or not?

More than two dozen African countries have already imposed restrictions or outright bans on travel to and from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. But U.S. public health officials say the move to further restrict travel could have precisely the opposite of the intended effect.

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World War II POW: 'When they... raised Old Glory, I finally felt free'

Standing on the waterfront in Tokyo Bay, former Army Sgt. William Sanchez said he can still picture the outlines of Camp Omori, where he was one of 606 allied prisoners of war during World War II.

Horrors of Japanese POW camps revealed to visitors at Kinkaseki

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A disabled Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel is adrift again but officials said Saturday there is no immediate risk of it reaching shore, hitting rocks and causing a spill.
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Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans

Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.
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New Afghan leaders face culture clash as they form cabinet

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Despite upgrades, training, Baumholder's future still up in the air

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A standing army of 1 million inherited by Ukraine after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union has dwindled to barely 100,000. Analysts say even that figure is inflated. At the time the Russia-backed separatists began grabbing territory in March, then-Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh told the parliament that Ukraine had no more than 6,000 combat-ready troops to repel the aggression.
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Kadena contractor, airman found dead on Okinawa October 18, 2014
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