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Can the Taliban be trusted to protect Afghanistan’s big bet on a gas pipeline?
The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes
The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

The Afghan government has completed some of the first steps on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline project so potentially lucrative that the Taliban have promised their support. But financial and security hurdles await the fledgling pipeline, including funding concerns and a proposed pipeline route that will run through Taliban-contested provinces.

Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'

Out of the ashes of the Battle of Okinawa grew “one of the strongest alliances in the history of alliances,” between the United States and Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson told U.S. Marines attending the memorial.

FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)<br>AP
FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)<br>AP

US sends coffins to border with N. Korea to prepare for return of war dead remains

The U.S. military sent 100 wooden coffins to the truce village on the border with North Korea on Saturday as it steps up preparations for the return of the remains of American soldiers killed in the 1950-53 war, according to the U.N. command.

Lt. Col. Daniel McGuire, 57th Wing fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 27, 2018. A Government Accountability Office report says the military needs to get a better handle on how many pilots are leaving the service for the commercial airlines.<br>Andrew D. Sarver/U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Daniel McGuire, 57th Wing fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 27, 2018. A Government Accountability Office report says the military needs to get a better handle on how many pilots are leaving the service for the commercial airlines.<br>Andrew D. Sarver/U.S. Air Force

Report: Military must learn why pilots leave for commercial airlines

The military needs to get a better handle on why pilots are leaving the military and how many are leaving for jobs with commercial airlines, a new Government Accountability Office report said.

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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, leads the applause for U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. during Caswell's retirement ceremony at West Point, June 22, 2018.<br> Matthew Moeller/U.S. Army
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, leads the applause for U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. during Caswell's retirement ceremony at West Point, June 22, 2018.<br> Matthew Moeller/U.S. Army

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'Supe Daddy out': After 43 years in the Army, West Point superintendent Caslen calls it a career

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., a member of West Point's class of 1975 and the military academy's superintendent since 2013, said goodbye to the Army on Friday. Caslen confirmed that President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Darryl Williams to succeed him.

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Spc. Calyn McLemore<br>U.S. Army

Alabama Reserve soldier who went missing during Florida training exercise found dead

Spc. Calyn McLemore, a soldier from the Alabama Army Reserve who went missing during a training course in Florida, was found dead in a wooded area of the installation. His death is under investigation.

Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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South Carolina Rep. Katie Arrington campaigns at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville on June 12, 2018.<br>Kathryn Ziesig/The Post And Courier via AP

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South Carolina State Rep. Katie Arrington, who defeated U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in his re-election bid, has been seriously injured in a car wreck and will require weeks of recovery and more procedures, according to her spokesman.

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Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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Syrian Democratic Forces practice marksmanship before a live-fire exercise near Shaddadi, Syria, May 27, 2018. The U.S.-led international coalition continues to train local forces in Syria to combat ISIS, although the group has lost most of the territory it once held in the region. <br>Timothy Koster/US Army

Syrian army widens offensive on rebel-held areas in southwest

Syrian State news agency SANA reported fierce clashes in al-Lujat area, a rocky region in the eastern countryside of Daraa.

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the Islamic extremists group Boko Haram, their guard post is on Elbeid bridge, left rear, that separates northern Cameroon form Nigeria's Borno state near the village of Fotokol, Cameroon. A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped with her 1-month-old baby by Boko Haram from her home in northern Cameroon 18 months ago, taken to Nigeria, married off to an extremist fighter and then trained to be a suicide bomber. <br>Edwin Kindzeka Moki/AP

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South Carolina Rep. Katie Arrington campaigns at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville on June 12, 2018.<br>Kathryn Ziesig/The Post And Courier via AP

US House candidate in South Carolina seriously hurt in fatal wreck

South Carolina State Rep. Katie Arrington, who defeated U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in his re-election bid, has been seriously injured in a car wreck and will require weeks of recovery and more procedures, according to her spokesman.

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Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'

Out of the ashes of the Battle of Okinawa grew “one of the strongest alliances in the history of alliances,” between the United States and Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson told U.S. Marines attending the memorial.

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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Syrian Democratic Forces practice marksmanship before a live-fire exercise near Shaddadi, Syria, May 27, 2018. The U.S.-led international coalition continues to train local forces in Syria to combat ISIS, although the group has lost most of the territory it once held in the region. <br>Timothy Koster/US Army

Syrian army widens offensive on rebel-held areas in southwest

Syrian State news agency SANA reported fierce clashes in al-Lujat area, a rocky region in the eastern countryside of Daraa.

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the Islamic extremists group Boko Haram, their guard post is on Elbeid bridge, left rear, that separates northern Cameroon form Nigeria's Borno state near the village of Fotokol, Cameroon. A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped with her 1-month-old baby by Boko Haram from her home in northern Cameroon 18 months ago, taken to Nigeria, married off to an extremist fighter and then trained to be a suicide bomber. <br>Edwin Kindzeka Moki/AP

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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League and team officials attend the NHL hockey draft in Dallas, Friday, June 22, 2018.<br>Michael Ainsworth/AP

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