{"id":83,"date":"2026-10-13T13:42:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probe.eilai.org\/probewp\/?p=83"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:43:22","slug":"boakai-kounge-face-pressure-afl-veterans-demand-retirement-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.probenewsliberia.org\/probewp\/boakai-kounge-face-pressure-afl-veterans-demand-retirement-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Boakai, Kounge Face Pressure AFL Veterans Demand Retirement Benefits."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung walk on slippery ground as Veterans and Disbanded Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia plan to petition the House of Representatives Over Retirement Benefits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Chairman of Veterans and Disbanded Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Capt. 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