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CAMP DARULAMAN, KABUL, Afghanistan - The first class of Afghan Corrections Officers to complete training in preparation for duty at the Detention Facility at Parwan graduated May 6 during an official ceremony here. The ceremony marked a significant accomplishment for the more than 200 corrections officers who completed the five-week training at the new Afghan National Army Military Police School, which opened April 5. The soldiers were previously assigned to Basic Warrior Training and the Kabul Military Training Center. They will now be some of the first Afghans to work side-by-side with American soldiers at the Detention Facility in Parwan....

Note: The following text is a quote: Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey County Refused to Accommodate Muslim Employee’s Religious Headcovering The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, N.J., alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer on the basis of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The suit alleges that the county refused to permit Yvette Beshier to wear a religiously mandated headscarf while working as a corrections officer. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin...