War_Conflict

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** FILE ** Former Taliban members who have turned in their weapons stand during a ceremony with the Afghan government in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. About 35 former Taliban from Herat province handed over their weapons as part of a peace-reconciliation program. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hoshimi)

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Iraqis inspect a destroyed car at the scene of a car bomb attack in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of one another as Iraqis were out shopping in and around the capital, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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In this Feb. 10, 2013, photo, Kelly Guarna's 5-year-old daughter Madison pose for a portrait in Mount Carmel, Pa. The kindergartener was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses military officers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

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An Iraqi walks past the scene of a car bomb attack in the Ameen neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of one another as Iraqis were out shopping in and around the capital on Sunday, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A doctor treats a Pakistani boy who was injured in a suicide bombing, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Feb. 1, 2013. (Associated Press)

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What will our military be like after sequestration? (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)

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Malian soldiers man a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Gao, Mali, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. French soldiers on Wednesday recovered an enormous stash of explosives that authorities believe radical Islamic fighters were using to make bombs for attacks on northern Mali's largest city, a Malian military spokesman said. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)