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Business Insider: Overseas troops won't be able to watch the NFL playoffs — and more — because of the government shutdown
* The federal government is currently in a partial shutdown.
* Due to the shutdown, the Department of Defense's Armed Forces Network is not operational.
* This means military personnel deployed overseas are at risk of not being able to see the NFL playoffs and other programming.
Deployed members of the US military rely on a few comforts while away from home — one of those being the ability to watch American sports on the Armed Forces Network (AFN).
However, for those troops hoping to catch the NFL playoffs on Sunday, there's a good chance they'll miss out.
Due to the government shutdown, AFN will not be operational to broadcast the NFC and AFC Championship games on Sunday — unless Congress can reach a deal before that time — since all nonessential services are scrapped during a shutdown. AFN is operated by the Department of Defense.
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