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Vol. 15 · No. 133 · Friday, 6 November 2026

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Soldier avenges 9/11 by giving 100-dollar bills to corrupt Afghan contractor

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Sixteen years after Sept. 11, 2001, a soldier deployed to Afghanistan is avenging the devastating terrorist attacks of that day by handing out 100-dollar bills to corrupt contractors in his area of responsibility, sources confirmed today.

"It's a really somber day here to reflect," said Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Baker. "But we just need to remember that we are doing our part to take down these terrorist networks so they can't do anything like that to us again, by handing out millions of dollars that will end up in the hands of the Taliban."

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