The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.

士兵们在靠近乌干达边界的地区开展军事行动。

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American forces will concentrate on areas close to the Pakistani border, which are seen as the most troublesome.

美国将集中兵力打击最易出动乱的巴基斯坦边境。

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He would eventually stay with us until we had reached Tengchong, 200 kilometers to the southwest and close to the Myanmar border.

他将一直和我们在一起，直到我们到达西南方向200公里以外的腾冲，那里已经接近缅甸边界。

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The pro-slavery majority quickly voted to move to a town close to the Missouri border.

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They were in Tennessee, close to the Kentucky border.

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"Whenever there is an operation close to the border area where there is a possibility of either exchange of firing or crossing.

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"They have to find a way to close this border crossing and I believe they will, " Baker said.

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The overwhelming flow of refugees into the Balkan states prompted Macedonia to close its border with Yugoslavia on Wednesday.

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Will Serbia close the border to Kosovo-Albanians and anyone doing business with them?

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