Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Sacks Army Chief

Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Sacks Army Chief - Voice of AmericaNepal's ruling Maoists have fired the army chief, following a dispute that erupted over the army's failure to integrate former rebel fighters. But the decision has led Nepal's Marxist-Leninist party to quit the coalition. There are fears the fragile peace deal that ended Nepal's decade-long civil war is in jeopardy.

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