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safe haven
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1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatants of the United States Government's responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency.
2. Temporary storage provided to Department of Energy classified shipment transporters at Department of Defense facilities in order to assure safety and security of nuclear material and/or nonnuclear classified material. Also includes parking for commercial vehicles containing Class A or Class B explosives.
3. A protected body of water or the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge from storms or heavy seas.
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safe haven n → zona sicura or protetta
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CIA Director Leon Panetta said on Thursday that the intelligence agency is focusing on countries like Somalia and Yemen as possible safe havens for Al-Qaeda.
Qaeda infiltration reports 'baseless': Yemen by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Byline: ANI Islamabad, May 1 (ANI): The Taliban and al-Qaeda have shifted their base from Afghanistan to the mountainous tribal region of Pakistan and have successfully turned the region into their safe havens post 9/11, a top US official has said.
US says Pak tribal regions are safe havens of Al-Qaeda and Taliban by Asian News International
Byline: Lalit K Jha Obama hints at Taliban's safe havens in FATA Lalit K Jha - Feb 10, 2009 - 14:45 WASHINGTON (PAN): The US President, Barack Obama, Monday said s administration would not allow a safe haven for Al Qaeda and the Taliban terrorists in FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) of Pakistan, as is the case now.
Obama hints at Taliban's safe havens in FATA by Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan)
 
 
 
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