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18 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Killed in Blast
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(Oct. 13) -- An explosion at a military base used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard has killed at least 18 people and injured 14, according to state-run news outlets. The blast ripped through a training facility Tuesday in the western city of Khoramabad. Iran's official English language news service Press TV quoted Yadollah Boual, the elite force's deputy commander in the local province, saying that the explosion was caused by a fire that spread to an ammunition storage area. Sponsored Links As yet, there is no official word on how the fire started, although The Associated Press reported that ...
Barracks and Burger King: U.S. Builds a Supersized Base in Afghanistan
By David Wood - Politics DailyBAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Anyone who thinks the Afghanistan troop "surge" is a temporary, one-time deal should watch the construction here of a vast new $17 million barracks building. It's not temporary. It's three stories of concrete. Eight years after American forces scattered the Taliban and effectively conquered Afghanistan, the United States is embarked on a frenzied $220 million building campaign at this sprawling and still expanding military air base. Just to meet the base's demand for fresh concrete, it has two of its own cement factories working full time. ...
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