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Top US general 'uninjured' in Kandahar attack that killed Afghan general
Gen. Austin Scott Miller assumes command of NATO forces in Afghanistan in a ceremony Sept. 2, 2018, in Kabul. Miller was the target of a Taliban attack on Thursday, Oct. 18, that killed an Afghan general and a local intelligence chief in Kandahar province. Miller was "uninjured," according to military officials. <br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes
Gen. Austin Scott Miller assumes command of NATO forces in Afghanistan in a ceremony Sept. 2, 2018, in Kabul. Miller was the target of a Taliban attack on Thursday, Oct. 18, that killed an Afghan general and a local intelligence chief in Kandahar province. Miller was "uninjured," according to military officials. <br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and indicated Gen. Scott Miller, who commands U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq were the intended targets.

The headquarters building for U.S. Forces Japan at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, is seen Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes
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After a morning of zeroing their weapon systems, Red Bull Soldiers of the 34th Infantry Division take up a good prone firing position to qualify on the M240B, a medium-size machine gun, and the M249 a light machine gun, on the range at Fort Hood, Texas. The Red Bulls are completing pre-mobilization training before deploying to the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command's Task Force Spartan Shield.<br>U.S. Army photo
After a morning of zeroing their weapon systems, Red Bull Soldiers of the 34th Infantry Division take up a good prone firing position to qualify on the M240B, a medium-size machine gun, and the M249 a light machine gun, on the range at Fort Hood, Texas. The Red Bulls are completing pre-mobilization training before deploying to the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command's Task Force Spartan Shield.<br>U.S. Army photo

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The headquarters building for U.S. Forces Japan at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, is seen Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

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After a morning of zeroing their weapon systems, Red Bull Soldiers of the 34th Infantry Division take up a good prone firing position to qualify on the M240B, a medium-size machine gun, and the M249 a light machine gun, on the range at Fort Hood, Texas. The Red Bulls are completing pre-mobilization training before deploying to the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command's Task Force Spartan Shield.<br>U.S. Army photo

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