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.

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