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  • U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment were conducting counter IED operations along a route in Golestan to ensure the safe passage of civilian traffic and ground convoys when they observed four insurgents attempting to emplace an IED in the road.

    2008 October 24 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment were conducting counter IED operations along a route in Golestan to ensure the safe passage of civilian traffic and ground convoys when they observed four insurgents attempting to emplace an IED in the road.

    Negotiate This « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • An important literary figure in Iran, Golestan is celebrated both for his short stories and for his Persian translations of American literature, including Huckleberry Finn and works by Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and Eugene O'Neill.

    GreenCine Daily: SFIFF, fests, events. 2007

  • It is reminiscent of the Iranian poet Saadi's 13th-century collection of parables titled "Golestan," or The Rosegarden, with the obvious intention of appealing to Moghul rulers, for whom Persian was the language of literature and court usage.

    NYT > Home Page By SOUREN MELIKIAN 2011

  • In more remote spots such as Golestan, troops made do with prepackaged meals and whatever they could find in the local market - potatoes, onions, carrots and fresh baked bread.

    chron.com Chronicle 2009

  • They stole ten truck loads of antiques from the Golestan castle, when even our worst enemy would not dare to do that.

    Printing: Charlie Wilson where are you? 2010

  • They stole ten truck loads of antiques from the Golestan castle, when even our worst enemy would not dare to do that.

    Charlie Wilson where are you? 2010

  • For art gallery owner Lili Golestan, understanding the conservatives who wanted to shut her down permanently—and the effort of trying to work with them—had consumed untold energy over the years.

    Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

  • They stole ten truck loads of antiques from the Golestan castle, when even our worst enemy would not dare to do that.

    Charlie Wilson where are you? 2010

  • They stole ten truck loads of antiques from the Golestan castle, when even our worst enemy would not dare to do that.

    Charlie Wilson where are you? 2010

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