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An Afghan dealer waits for customers at a money market in Kandahar province, in November 2012. The U.S. has started attacking the Taliban's funding channels ahead of withdrawing most of its forces from Afghanistan by 2014.

An Indian Terrorism Case, With Links To Informal Cash Transfers

The hawala system has been long used by those outside the formal banking sector. It gives people a quick, cheap and anonymous way to send money back home. But the very reasons it's attractive to them also make hawala attractive to terrorists.

Military personnel carry a transfer case for fallen service member, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, 28, during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base.

A Look At A Solemn Dignified Transfer Ritual For Fallen Soldiers

Trump cut a rally short to be on hand at Dover Air Force Base as the remains of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan were returned to U.S. soil.

A U.S. military guard tower stands on the perimeter of the detainee camp on September 16, 2010, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. There are now 39 detainees remaining after the prisoner transfer on July 19, 2021.

Biden Administration Transfers First Detainee Out Of Guantánamo

The Biden administration has transferred a Guantánamo detainee to Morocco, marking the first time a prisoner there has been released since President Biden took office.

President Ford gets down to business in the Oval Office of the White House, recently emptied of President Nixon's personal effects, on August 12, 1974.

An Unprecedented Transfer Of Power Marked Ford's Presidency

In the wake of President Nixon's resignation, Gerald Ford assumed the presidency inheriting a nation divided over Watergate and distracted from pressing domestic and international events.

A Public Affairs Officer escorts media through Camp X-Ray, the first detention facility to hold "enemy combatants" at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

U.S. Transfers 5 Guantanamo Detainees To Georgia, Slovakia

Four of them are the first Yemeni detainees to be transferred since 2010. There are still 143 men at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sunoco operates about 4,900 gasoline stations around the United States.

Energy Transfer Partners To Buy Sunoco For $5.3B

The acquisition would give Energy Transfer the capability to transport crude and other liquid hydrocarbons that are being produced in greater quantities thanks to the boom in shale drilling.

Bremer: Iraq Power Transfer Could Take 15 Months

The U.S. administrator for Iraq says it could take up to 15 months for a full transfer of power to an Iraqi goverment. Paul Bremer's remarks conflict with the wishes of Iraq's leading Shia cleric, who wants U.N. officials to establish a deadline for general elections. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Deborah Amos.

Texas Company Charged In Illegal Technology Transfers To Russia

The company allegedly shipped $50 million dollars worth of micro-electronic parts to Russia under false pretenses.

U.N.'s Annan Backs Iraq Transfer Deadline

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Iraqi elections should not be held before June 30, the deadline the United States has set for transferring power to an Iraqi government. Leaders of the Shiite majority are calling for elections to be held earlier. Annan's statement follows the return of a U.N. team that assessed the political situation in Iraq. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

A static display shows the belongings of a typical inmate in a prison cell at camp V at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2013.

15 Guantanamo Bay Detainees Transferred To United Arab Emirates

It's the largest single release of Guantanamo detainees since President Obama took office. The population of the military prison in Cuba is now down to 61.

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