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U.S. troops arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Maidan Shar, the capital of Wardak province in Afghanistan, on September 8, 2013.

National security could be another victim of the shutdown

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US military operations around the world – including the covert drone program – are continuing for now, untouched by the shutdown. But the nation’s top intelligence official warns the crisis “seriously damages our ability to protect the safety and security of this nation.”

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