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Fatima Andrea Wdave, 17, was last seen outside of her on-post quarters at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2017, according to a notice posted to Camp Humphreys' official Facebook page.<br>Screenshot from Facebook

Father of American teen missing in S. Korea says family just wants her home

The U.S. military has put out an all-points bulletin seeking information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Fatima Andrea Wdave.

Members from the U.S. and South Korean militaries man the Hardened Theater Air Control Center at Osan Air Base, South Korea, during Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills in 2015. Portions of the image were blurred for security concerns.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
What to watch for as war games begin between US, South Korea
At Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa 1937.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center
Wreckage of sunken WWII warship USS Indianapolis discovered, Navy announces
A man wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of President Donald Trump, right, is hit by a flying plastic bottle of water near a "Free Speech" rally Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. <br>Michael Dwyer/AP

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'Free speech rally' cut short after massive counter-protest

Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans converged Saturday on downtown Boston in a boisterous repudiation of white nationalism, dwarfing a small group who cut short their planned "free speech rally."

<br>Illustration by Bev Schilling/Stars and Stripes

Neo-Nazis excluded from military service by policy, but concerns persist

Longstanding concerns about right-wing extremists in the military include such groups seeking to infiltrate the services to gain tactical knowledge and about troops’ radicalization after they’ve joined.

President Donald Trump waves after getting off Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md., on Aug. 18, 2017, en route to nearby Camp David, for a meeting with his national security team to discuss strategy for South Asia, including India, Pakistan and the way forward in Afghanistan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Trump's Afghanistan huddle ends without decisions announced

President Trump on Saturday indicated his administration has settled on a course of action to move forward in the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

An aerial view of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is seen in 2013. A soldier from the installation was sentenced Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, to 20 years in prison for videotaping himself raping a 2-year-old child with autism.<br>William Courtemanche/U.S. Air Force

Lewis-McChord soldier sentenced for sexually abusing 2-year-old child with autism

Luis Alberto Morales pleaded guilty to producing child pornography after federal prosecutors dropped a charge of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. He also will have lifetime supervision after he is released and must register as a sex offender.

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A Customs and Border Protection truck patrols the border fence east of Otay Mesa outside San Diego in April 2017.<br>Alejandro Tamayo/San Diego Union Tribune/TNS

Plan to hire more Border Patrol agents hasn't happened

Pledges that Donald Trump made the keystone of his campaign have stalled, or even slid backward, a reflection of the gap between his broad promises and the practical reality of remaking the government's vast immigration enforcement apparatus.

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europe

In this Tuesday, July 18, 2017 photo, Kurdish journalist Ismail Eskin poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin.<br>Markus Schreiber/Associated Press

Turkish political refugees flock to Germany, seeking safety

Germany has become the top destination for political refugees from Turkey since the failed July 15, 2016 coup. Some 5,742 Turkish citizens applied for asylum here last year, more than three times as many as the year before.

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South Koreans wearing gas masks escape from a mock smoke attack in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2010, during an anti-terror exercise carried out as part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills set to begin Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, will be the first joint military exercise between the allies since North Korea successfully flight-tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July and threatened to bracket Guam with intermediate range ballistic missile fire in August.<br>Lee Jin-man/AP

Analysis

Estimates of North Korea's nuclear weapons hard to nail down

The U.S. intelligence agencies' assessments of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal have a wide gap between high and low estimates. Size matters and not knowing makes it harder for the United States to develop a policy for deterrence and defend itself and allies in the region.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis answers a reporter's question about North Korea, before a meeting with Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. <br>Alex Brandon/Associated Press

Mattis tight-lipped on new Afghanistan war strategy

In remarks to reporters traveling with him to the Middle East, Mattis said he would not talk about the new policy until it is disclosed by President Donald Trump.

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