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Afghanistan: National Guard members with ‘Task Force Mad Dog’ leave their mark in Afghanistan (Part Ι)
South Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Kyle Griffith of the 842nd Horizontal Construction Company fills barricades at Combat Outpost Giro. Giro was so isolated from the rest of the project sites it had to be resupplied by helicopter.
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Mali: at Security Council meeting, Ban urges more action, including targeted sanctions
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses Security Council meeting on Mali.
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Swaziland King Open to Dialogue with Opposition, Says Adviser
An adviser to Swaziland’s King Mswati III has denied accusations the country’s leader has refused to meet with opposition groups demanding democratic forms.
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UN and Somalia sign action plan on ending killing and maiming of children
Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Hussein Arab Isse (left) and UN Deputy Special Representative Peter de Clercq sign Action Plan to end killing and maiming of children.
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US Official Defends American Strategy in Yemen
President Barack Obama's counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, John Brennan, on Wednesday defended the U.S. strategy in helping Yemen's government battle a major al-Qaida affiliate.
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Retired Iranian Revolutionary Guards Among Those Kidnapped in Syria
Iran's foreign minister says some of the 48 Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are retired members of the Revolutionary Guards and the army and were in Damascus on a religious pilgrimage.
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Bangladesh urged by UN to ensure NGO access for people fleeing Rakhine state
NGOs provide essential services to unregistered people coming to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, such as this mother who had been unable to feed her baby properly.
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Swaziland Opposition Criticizes King’s ‘People’s Assembly’
A founding member of Swaziland’s banned opposition People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) party said Swazis expect King Mswati III to make meaningful democratic reforms rather than hold an insincere “people’s parliament.”
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Botswana: Collective training creates partnership between U.S., Botswana Defense Forces
New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Widas, a squad leader with Company A 1-114th, leads a patrol during training at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana. Widas is in Botswana as part of Southern Accord 12, an annual combined, joint exercise that brings together U.S. military personnel with counterparts from the Botswana Defense Force to conduct humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations, peace keeping operations and aeromedical evacuation to enhance military capabilities and interoperability.
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Botswana: Collective training creates partnership between U.S., Botswana Defense Forces
New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Widas, a squad leader with Company A 1-114th, leads a patrol during training at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana. Widas is in Botswana as part of Southern Accord 12, an annual combined, joint exercise that brings together U.S. military personnel with counterparts from the Botswana Defense Force to conduct humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations, peace keeping operations and aeromedical evacuation to enhance military capabilities and interoperability.
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Human Rights
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Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
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