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Women’s secret war: the inside story of how the US military sent female soldiers on covert combat missions to Afghanistan

Women’s secret war: the inside story of how the US military sent female soldiers on covert combat missions to Afghanistan: US marines with a female engagement team in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, in May 2012. Cpl. Meghan Gonzales/DVIDS A US Army handbook from 2011 opens one of its chapters with a line from Rudyard Kipling’s …

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Chad’s ‘covert coup’ and the implications for democratic governance in Africa

Chad’s ‘covert coup’ and the implications for democratic governance in Africa: Mahamat Idriss Deby, right, greets his brother Zakaria during the state funeral for their father Chadian President Idriss Deby. Christophe Petit/AFP via Getty Images The recent spate of military coups in Africa, which were intended to be transitional, might instead be a risk for …

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