An Afghan police officer ran after confiscating a U.S. flag from protesters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. Hours after the Taliban urged retaliation against Westerners for the burning of Qurans at Bagram Airfield, an Afghan soldier opened fire on U.S. troops in Nangarhar, killing two soldiers.

Members of North Korea’s military watched the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday. This week would have been Mr. Kim’s 70th birthday.

thedailywhat:

Kids Letters To War of the Day: US soldier stationed in Afghanistan holds up an actual letter he received from a kid.

I believe the children are our future — and that scares that crap out of me.

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Armed Police Force members folded quilts during a drill in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.

Indian paramilitary soldiers performed neck exercises after rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India.

reuters:

Libya to include rebels in military from January

Mahmoud Habboush for Reuters - Libya will include thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in its armed forces from January, the defense minister said on Sunday, testing the government’s ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their fighters.

Soldiers march in the military parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Mexico City Sept. 16. Mexico celebrated the 201st anniversary of its 1810 independence uprising.

South Korean soldiers faced a North Korean soldier in the border village of Panmunjom Thursday. North Korea has tightened security since the announcement of leader Kim Jong Il’s death. South Korea put its military on high alert

thedailywhat:

Photo Series of the Day: For her photo series Marked, photographer Claire Felicie took three photos each of 20 soldiers between the ages of 18 and 26, before, during, and after their six-month tour of Afghanistan with the the 1st Battalion, 13th infantry company of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps.

You can see the some of the triptychs from Marked on Felicie’s website.

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keithwj:

“The Girl in the Blue Bra” 

There have been countless accounts of violence recorded during the uprisings in Egypt but the image that perhaps has captured the most attention is the most recent. The image has been widely referred to as the “girl in the blue bra.”

A veiled young woman is dragged and beaten by Egyptian military during a protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Her face is covered. Her torso is bare, except for her bright-blue bra, which is a millisecond away from being kicked by a solider. - NPR Picture Show (photo-Reuters/Landov)

Soldiers rehearsed Wednesday on Rajpath Boulevard in New Delhi for India’s upcoming Republic Day celebrations.

Former U.S. Army First Lieutenant Daniel Choi, an LGBT activist, put on a sticker to show support for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of carrying out the biggest heist of U.S. government secrets in history and passing them on to the website WikiLeaks.