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General Joseph Dunford Wraps Up His Second USO Holiday Tour This Christmas, Rounding out the USO's Year-long 75th Anniversary Celebration
Marketwire
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December 27, 2016
ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - December 27, 2016) - General Joseph Dunford delivered something far better than presents to American service members stationed in the Middle East this Christmas. The nation's highest-ranking military officer brought...
Europe and Eurasia: Secretary of State Kerry to Travel to Belgium
U.S. Department of State
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October 1, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Brussels, Belgium, from October 4-5, 2016. Secretary Kerry will lead the United States delegation at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. At the Conference, he will join representatives from...
Remarks by the First Lady at Annual Holiday Press Preview
RSS Feed
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November 29, 2016
East Room 1:35 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Hi, everybody! Look how good you guys look. You ready for some action? AUDIENCE: Yes. MRS. OBAMA: Are you sure? I don’t know, you sound like you don’t want cookies or anything like that. (Laughter.) You think...
Allianz Global Assistance Releases Enhanced TravelSmart Mobile App
Marketwire
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May 23, 2016
RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwired - May 23, 2016) - Allianz Global Assistance, a leading provider of travel insurance and travel assistance, has launched Version 2.0 of its innovative smartphone app for travelers. The TravelSmart™ mobile app now provides...
Unlocking Veteran tax exemptions across states and U.S. territories
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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April 22, 2025
Most U.S. states and territories provide tax benefits for Veterans, their families and survivors. Whether you’re a Veteran checking options in your area, a family member or survivor seeking clarity, or a transitioning service member planning your...
Afghanistan Travel Warning
Travel.State.Gov
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December 1, 2011
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all U.S. citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued March 8, 2011, to remind...
Memoirs on Identity, Grief, and Endurance Featured at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books by Inks and Bindings
EIN Presswire
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April 21, 2025
Five reflective works on personal transformation and resilience to be showcased at Booth #930. YORBA LINDA, CA, UNITED STATES, April 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Inks and Bindings will feature a selection of memoirs exploring emotional...
Critical Solutions International and Humanistic Robotics Awarded Contract to Provide the Afghan National Army with 450+ Mine Rollers
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 13, 2016
CHARLESTON, S.C., June 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Solutions International (CSI), in partnership with Humanistic Robotics Inc. (HRI), announced today the award of a contract to supply the Afghan National Army (ANA) with 464 mine rollers...
Sailor Arrested on Okinawa for DUI, Journalist Killed in Afghan Ambush
U.S. Department of Defense
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June 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, June 06, 2016 — The top Defense Department spokesman expressed the department’s regrets today following yesterday’s arrest of a sailor in Okinawa, Japan, for an alleged drunken-driving accident that injured two people and the...
S Rajaratnam Lecture 2025 by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong: "A Safe Harbour in a Turbulent World"
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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April 16, 2025
My Cabinet Colleagues Excellencies and Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen 1. This year marks Singapore’s 60th year of independence. 2. Back in 1965, few believed that we would make it. a. We were a small city-state with no natural...
Sudarsan Raghavan of The Washington Post Wins Asia Society Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize for Landmark Series on Afghanistan
Marketwire
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April 25, 2016
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - April 25, 2016) - Asia Society announced today that Sudarsan Raghavan of The Washington Post has won the 2016 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia, for a landmark, year-long series of articles on...
ISIS Supporter Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison for Recruiting for ISIS, Obstruction, and Attempting to Flee Justice
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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April 9, 2025
A Brooklyn woman, Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, 30, a U.S. citizen, was sentenced today to serve 230 months in prison for three separately charged crimes: conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham...
Robert Irvine Rounds Out the Year on Week-Long USO Tour to Afghanistan, His Fourth USO Experience in 2015
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 24, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrity chef Robert Irvine wraps up his fourth USO experience of 2015, a week-long USO tour to Afghanistan. Jam-packed with USO meet & greets and unit visits, Irvine also led a series of highly...
South and Central Asia: Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken Travel to Afghanistan December 10
U.S. Department of State
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December 10, 2015
Deputy Secretary Blinken has arrived in Afghanistan to meet with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and other senior Afghan government officials. The Deputy Secretary’s trip to Kabul follows on from his participation in the...
Elizabeth Banks and USO Tour Veterans Chris Daughtry, Kyle Jacobs and Friends Wrap Up USO Holiday Tour Led by General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 10, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. officially concludes his first-ever USO holiday tour, which has brought smiles, laughter and good times to more than 3,100 service members and their families. Emmy...
AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom – 2024 Update
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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April 3, 2025
|Published on: 3rd April 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum...
Afghanistan Travel Warning
Travel.State.Gov
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November 4, 2010
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all U.S. citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued May 25, 2010, to remind U.S. citizens of...
South and Central Asia: Successes and Challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan
U.S. Department of State
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August 6, 2015
Thanks Nancy. I’m delighted to be at USIP to give my valedictory address as the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, or, as we term it, “SRAP.” I visited the region this past week to pay my farewell calls, and look forward to...
South and Central Asia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Supporting Human Rights in Afghanistan
U.S. Department of State
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November 5, 2015
This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-027. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 13, 2016 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy,...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Supporting Human Rights in Afghanistan
U.S. Department of State
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November 5, 2015
This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-027. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 13, 2016 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy,...