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The United Nations Condemns the Killing of the Head of Laghman Province’s Department of Women’s Affairs, Hanifa Safi
Kabul, Afghanista The United Nations condemns in the strongest terms the targeted killing of Hanifa Safi, the Head of the Department of Women’s Affairs (DOWA) of Laghman province. On 13 July, a remote control IED detonated inside Ms. Hanifa’s vehicle … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan women, Afghanistan, Department of Women’s Affairs, DOWA, Hanifa Safi, IED, insurgents groups, Ján Kubiš, Kabul, killing, Laghman province, Mehtarlam city, rebel fighters, Secretary-General, Security Council, targeted killings, U.N. observers, UN, UNAMA, United Nations, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, war, women’s rights
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Firefight
U.S. Army Sgt. David Pickard, a team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight late June 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The vehicle he is using for cover is … Continue reading
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Tagged 82nd Airborne, Afghanistan, Celebrities, celebrity appearances, Ghazni province, insurgents, insurgents groups, ISAF, Kabul, M4 carbine, peace efforts, rebel fighters, Sgt. David Pickard, suspended operations, U.N. observers, U.N. peacekeeping department, U.S. Army, USA, veto power, war
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BreakTime
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Fall, a Military Working Dog handler, relaxes with his dog, Glenn, a Patrol Explosive Detection dog, before an early-morning training exercise at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 9, 2012. The handlers and their dogs rotate … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, BreakTime, Dogs, Glenn, insurgents groups, ISAF, k-9, k-9 Unit, k9, Kabul, Kandahar Airfield, NYC, Patrol Explosive Detection dog, peace efforts, rebel fighters, Secretary-General, Security Council, sniff out IEDs, Staff Sgt. Chris Fall, The handlers, training exercise, U.N. observers, U.S. Air Force, War Dogs, Working Dog
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Jets Coache Visit Afghanistan
Special teams coach Ben Kotwica, of the New York Jets and head coach Leslie Frazier, of the Minnesota Vikings pose with two service members on July 2012. The coaches took some time out to come to Afghanistan as part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Ben Kotwica, Celebrities, celebrity appearances, coach, coach Leslie Frazier, insurgents groups, Jets, Kabul, Leslie Frazier Photos, Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, NYC, peace efforts, rebel fighters, Signing, suspended operations, United Service Organizations, USA, war
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A Day in His Boots
Family members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment got a chance to experience a day in the life of their loved ones during the battalion’s Jayne Wayne Day event June 29. The guests were shipped out to Range 101 on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regimen, A day in his boots, Afghanistan, insurgents groups, Kabul, Major General, peace efforts, rebel fighters, suspended operations, U.N. peacekeeping department, UN, war
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Khaled Hosseini UNHCR Goodwill Envoy Press Conference on the International Refugee Day
United Nations, June 19 2012 Author and Goodwill Envoy for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Khaled Hosseini today briefed journalists at the United Nations in New York about the situation of Afghan refugees ahead … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thousand Splendid Suns, Afghan author, Afghan Foreign Ministry, Afghan refugees, Afghani women, Afghanistan, American novelist, Book, goodwill Ambassador, IDPs, insurgents groups, internally displaced persons, International Refugee Day, Kabul, Khaled Hosseini, NYC, The Kite Runner, UN, UNHCR, United Nations, USA
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Khaled Hosseini The Kite Runner
United Nations – New York – June 19 2012 – UNHCR goodwill envoy and Afghan author Khaled Hosseini briefed journalists at the United Nations in New York about the situation of Afghan refugees ahead International Refugee Day.
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Tagged A Thousand Splendid Suns, Afghan author, Afghan Foreign Ministry, Afghan refugees, Afghani women, Afghanistan, American novelist, Book, goodwill Ambassador, IDPs, insurgents groups, internally displaced persons, International Refugee Day, Kabul, Khaled Hosseini, NYC, The Kite Runner, UNHCR, United Nations, USA
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International Refugee Day: Khaled Hosseini
United Nations – New York – June 19 2012 – UNHCR goodwill envoy and Afghan author Khaled Hosseini (right) briefed journalists at the United Nations in New York about the situation of Afghan refugees ahead International Refugee Day. (ON … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan author, Afghan Foreign Ministry, Afghan refugees, Afghani women, Afghanistan, American novelist, Book, goodwill Ambassador, IDPs, insurgents groups, internally displaced persons, International Refugee Day, Kabul, Khaled Hosseini, NYC, Udo Janz, UN, UNHCR, United Nations, USA
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