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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2016, two members of the group were arrested after attempting to put a sack over the head of an American soldier at an air base in southern Turkey, according to the Associated Press.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The New York Times reported a military air base near Isfahan was struck.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
The Taliban celebrated three years of rule last week at Bagram air base, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises to help the struggling population.
—Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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In a first this July, both the Chinese and Russian aircraft intercepted near Alaska took off from the same Russian air base, according to CSIS researchers, who also noted this was the partners’ first joint air patrol in the northern Pacific.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2016, two members of the group were arrested after attempting to put a sack over the head of an American soldier at an air base in southern Turkey, according to the Associated Press.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The New York Times reported a military air base near Isfahan was struck.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
The Taliban celebrated three years of rule last week at Bagram air base, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises to help the struggling population.
—Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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