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FORT MCCOY 鈥?A Wisconsin Marine was knocked over by the explosion at the airport in Kabul, Congressman Bryan Steil R-Janesville revealed Friday while visiting Fort McCoy. On my drive up here to Fort McCoy, I was on the phone with the father of a Marine who is stationed at Abbey Gate when the blast went off, Steil said.The attack killed 13 U.S. servicemen along with dozens of Afghan civilians. At least 18 other American servicemen and women were wounded.Congressman Steil says the Marine, who is from his district, was knocked over by the force of the blast. TMJ4 He fell on the ground, his head was rung, he was safe, Steil said.The Congressman said the family waite stanley cup usa d hours wondering if they would ever see their son again. Speaking to his father, they sat up last night waiting to determine, would they recei stanley mugs ve a phone call that their son was safe Or would they see someone come up the driveway with the worst news a parent could have, Steil said.MORE COVERAGE:Republican Congressman: Fort McCoy may house up to 3,000 refugees by FridayWisconsin groups stand by to help arriving Afghan refugeesAround 5 a.m. Friday Congressman Steil said the Marine called his family to tell them he was OK.The Congressman said about 3,000 refugees could b stanley website e at Fort McCoy by the end of Friday, and the Army installation has the capacity to house up to 10,000. I think we saw what makes our country so great, we saw our troops here providing comfort and aid to individuals who

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MILWAUKEE 鈥?Fiserv Forum announced Friday that the NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild sold out within minutes. Tickets went on sale Friday at 10 a.m. The game is scheduled for October 2 and will be the first NHL game in Milwaukee since 1993. We re thrilled that the first-ever NHL game at Fiserv Forum has sold-out within minutes, said Peter Feigin, President of the Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum.If you wanted to attend the game but didn t get tickets, you can still head to the Deer District and take part in the celebr stanley cup ation. Events on the plaza will include Blackhawks celebrity appearances, live music, photo opportunities, and more.Doors will open at 5 p.m. with Deer District events kicking off two hours earlier, at 3 p.m. There may be resa stanley cup le tickets a stanley cup vailable. But in a press release, Fiserv Forum recommended fans only look for resale tickets on Ticketmaster, the only source for 100% verified fan-to-fan resale tickets. Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Msut Florida teen gives back to firefighters who saved her life
A Taliban official has announced a general amnesty for all in Afghanistan and urged women to join its government.After seizing control of the country over the weekend, the Taliban had attempted to portray itself as a more moderate ruling body than it was in the 1990s when they imposed a brutal regime. Many Afghans remain skeptical about the Taliban s intentions.Older generations remember the Taliban s ultra-conse stanley water bottle rvative Islamic views, which included severe restrictions on women as well as stonings, amputations and public executions before they were ousted by the U.S-led invasion that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban s cultural commission, made the comments Tuesday o cups stanley n Afghan state television, which the militants now control.Samangani said, the Islamic Emirate the militant s name for Afghanistan don t want women to be victims, adding th stanley nz at the structure of the government remains unclear, but he added that based on experience, there should be a fully Islamic leadership and all sides should join. Allowing women to join the government would be a marked change from the last time the Taliban was in power when women were mostly confined to their own homes.United Nations human rights spokesperson Rupert Colville noted the skepticism that remains among the Afghan people. Such promises will need to be honored, and for the time being 鈥?again understandably, given past history 鈥?these declarations have been greeted with some sk