Word: kosova
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...homeland and, on the strength of his battlefield wits and charisma, rose to become the most visible commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (K.L.A.), losing two brothers and surviving three wounds of his own. After the war, he launched a political party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (AAK), and following elections last October, at 36, he joined the ruling coalition as Prime Minister - completing the transformation from soldier to statesman in just over five years. But now the conflict that made his career is threatening to end it. Shortly after Haradinaj's election, investigators from the International Criminal...