Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Kabul
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/08/islamic-state-claims-credit-for-suicide-bombing-in-kabul.php
Who Is ISIS-K?
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/08/isis-k-kabul-explosion-afghanistan-terrorism/184903/
How Taliban's Feud with ISIS Could Doom Its Push for International Recognition
https://www.newsweek.com/how-talibans-feud-isis-could-doom-its-push-international-recognition-1623439
U.S. and allies warn more terrorist attacks likely as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline nears
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/27/us-allies-warn-more-terrorist-attacks-likely-as-afghanistan-withdrawal-deadline-nears.html
Biden vows revenge for Kabul attack that killed 13 U.S. service members
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/afghanistan-kabul-airport-explosion-biden-revenge/
Pentagon chief says US to 'take action' against Kabul airport attackers – video
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/26/pentagon-chief-says-us-to-take-action-against-kabul-airport-attackers-video
Military expert says General Scott Miller gets the lion's share of blame for Afghanistan debacle, claiming by abandoning Bagram he prioritized politics instead of questioning Biden's flawed decision to reduce US troops to just 700
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9923259/General-Scott-Miller-Kenneth-McKenzie-blame-Afghanistan-military-expert-claims.html
Two Britons killed in Thursday's Kabul attack, UK foreign minister says
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/two-britons-killed-thursdays-kabul-attack-uk-foreign-minister-says-2021-08-27/
Kabul airport atrocity offers a glimpse of the chaos to come in Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/27/joe-biden-afghanistan-kabul-airport-bombs
The Pentagon says thousands of ISIS-K prisoners went free after the Taliban seized Afghanistan
https://www.businessinsider.com/thousands-isis-k-prisoners-freed-after-taliban-takeover-2021-8
Why ISIS Attacked the Kabul Airport—and What’s Coming Next
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-isis-attacked-the-kabul-airportand-whats-coming-next-in-afghanistan
Suicide explosives and small-arms attack at Kabul airport demonstrates Wilayat Khorasan's intent to exploit instability following Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/suicide-explosives-and-small-arms-attack-at-kabul-airport-demonstrates-wilayat-khorasans-intent-to-exploit-instability-following-taliban-takeover-in-afghanistan
Marine commander puts career on the line to demand accountability over Afghanistan withdrawal in viral video
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-lt-col-stuart-scheller-video/
Military planes at Kabul airport feared potential missile attacks, report says
https://www.yahoo.com/now/military-planes-kabul-airport-feared-162828787.html
‘A Total F*cking Disaster’: Inside Seth Moulton’s Secret Trip to Kabul
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-seth-moulton-secret-kabul-trip.html
Afghanistan Is Just the Latest Case of U.S. Arms Ending Up With U.S. Adversaries
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2021/08/27/afghanistan-is-just-the-latest-case-of-us-arms-ending-up-with-us-adversaries/
Despite Some Media Reports Shots Fired At Kabul Airport Were Not Aiming Italian C-130J
https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/26/c-130j-kabul/
A female mayor in Afghanistan hid in a car footwell to avoid the Taliban while trying to flee to Kabul airport
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-female-mayor-in-afghanistan-hid-in-a-car-footwell-to-avoid-the-taliban-while-trying-to-flee-to-kabul-airport/ar-AANNXY3
U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/us-officials-provided-taliban-with-names-of-americans-afghan-allies-to-evacuate-506957
There's a high likelihood that Americans will be left behind in Afghanistan
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-left-behind-in-afghanistan-high-likelihood-evacuations-2021-8
US special operations vets carry out daring mission to save Afghan allies
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-special-operations-vets-carry-090023869.html
U.K. Embassy Staff in Kabul Reportedly Left Behind Documents That Identify Afghan Allies
https://www.newsweek.com/uk-embassy-staff-kabul-reportedly-left-behind-documents-that-identify-afghan-allies-1623676
The UK evacuated 3 Afghan families after a journalist found their contact details lying around the Taliban-occupied British embassy in Kabul
https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-evacuates-afghan-families-personal-details-left-taliban-occupied-embassy-2021-8
UK in final stages of Afghan exit, taking no more evacuees
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/uk-says-it-is-last-stages-kabul-evacuations-processing-ended-2021-08-27/
The UK says it will give Afghans it can't evacuate advice on 'how they can look after themselves' under Taliban rule
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-uk-says-it-will-give-afghans-it-can-t-evacuate-advice-on-how-they-can-look-after-themselves-under-taliban-rule/ar-AANOfMl
The UK may destroy or abandon some of its military equipment to make more space for evacuees, defense minister says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-uk-may-destroy-or-abandon-some-of-its-military-equipment-to-make-more-space-for-evacuees-defense-minister-says/ar-AANNKiI
Turkey won't help run Kabul airport without its own security
https://www.jpost.com/international/turkey-wont-help-run-kabul-airport-without-its-own-security-677903
Amid Afghan Chaos, a C.I.A. Mission That Will Persist for Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/us/politics/cia-afghanistan.html
Afghanistan's biggest airline looks to Iran for refuge for planes
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/afghanistan-attack-airline-refuge-iran-planes
The Taliban is 'embarrassed heavily' by ISIS-K attack, 'overwhelmed,' girding for civil war, terrorism experts say
https://theweek.com/afghanistan-war/1004226/the-taliban-is-embarrassed-heavily-by-isis-k-bombing-overwhelmed-and
The War in Afghanistan Is Not Over
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/08/27/the_war_in_afghanistan_is_not_over_791819.html
Who Are the Anti-Taliban Resistance Forces and for How Long Can They Last?
https://sofrep.com/news/who-are-the-anti-taliban-resistance-forces-and-for-how-long-can-they-last/
Former Afghanistan Air Force aircrews seeking asylum in Canada
http://alert5.com/2021/08/27/former-afghanistan-air-force-aircrews-seeking-asylum-in-canada/
‘Total betrayal’: Afghan interpreters shocked as New Zealand ends Kabul evacuation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/27/total-betrayal-afghan-interpreters-shocked-as-new-zealand-ends-kabul-evacuation
Germany, Canada, Spain, and New Zealand have finished evacuating people from Afghanistan as the US scrambles to get people out of Kabul
https://www.businessinsider.com/european-countries-finish-kabul-evacuations-as-us-scrambles-2021-8
Afghan crisis draws China and Russia closer on Central Asian stability as both step up army drills
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3146693/afghan-crisis-draws-china-and-russia-closer-central-asian
‘Unprecedented’ numbers crossing from Afghanistan to Pakistan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/27/unprecedented-numbers-crossing-afghanistan-pakistan
Pakistani border forces open fire on Afghans trying to cross border, kill multiple people
https://warisboring.com/pakistani-border-forces-open-fire-on-afghans-trying-to-cross-border-kill-multiple-people/
Pakistan: Desperate For A Victory
https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20210827.aspx
India-China to hold 13th military commander-level talks for disengagement from Hot Springs friction point soon
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/india-china-to-hold-13th-military-commander-level-talks-for-disengagement-from-hot-springs-friction-point-soon/804214
Video: EDGE Al Tariq guidance kit - Halcon HAS-250 anti-ship missile - Precision guided munition
https://www.armyrecognition.com/international_global_defense_security_news_web_tv/video_edge_al_tariq_guidance_kit_-_halcon_has-250_anti-ship_missile_-_precision_guided_munition.html
Yemen court sentences Houthi leader, 173 others to death
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210827-yemen-court-sentences-houthi-leader-173-others-to-death/
Rebels begin evacuation from last bastion in southern Syria - witnesses
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rebels-begin-evacuation-last-bastion-southern-syria-witnesses-2021-08-26/
Israeli PM To Request Biden Clear Money To Purchase New F-15IAs: Sources
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/israeli-pm-to-request-biden-clear-money-to-purchase-new-f-15ias-sources/
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 16 Soldiers in Attack on Niger Military Base
https://sofrep.com/news/boko-haram-terrorists-kill-16-soldiers-in-attack-on-niger-military-base/
Nigeria, Russia Sign Military Agreement
https://www.voanews.com/africa/nigeria-russia-sign-military-agreement
Nigeria turns Toyota Land Cruisers into armored personnel carriers
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2021_global_security_army_industry/nigeria_turns_toyota_land_cruisers_into_armored_personnel_carriers.html
The Israel Connection - Ethiopia’s Other UAVs
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/the-israel-connection-ethiopias-other.html
Tankovy Busters: Russian Su-25TK Attack Aircraft In Ethiopian Service
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/tankovy-busters-russian-su-25tk-attack.html
Black Sea Hunters: Bayraktar TB2s In Ukrainian Navy Service
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/black-sea-hunters-bayraktar-tb2s-in.html
“Crimea river”: Russia & Ukraine’s water conflict
https://www.gzeromedia.com/crimea-river-russia-ukraines-water-conflict
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation unveils upgraded Project 11711
http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10618-army-2021-russia-s-united-shipbuilding-corporation-unveils-upgraded-project-11711.html
Russian over-the-horizon radar "Container" deployed along the entire Russian border
https://avia-pro.net/news/rossiyskie-zagorizontnye-rls-konteyner-razvernut-vdol-vsey-rossiyskoy-granicy
Russian Aerospace Forces Su-24 plane crashed near Perm
https://defence-blog.com/russian-aerospace-forces-su-24-plane-crashed-in-perm/
Russian MoD signed contract for the modernization of the Tu-95MS strategic bomber to the level of the Tu-95MSM
https://airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2021/august/7573-russian-mod-signed-contract-for-the-modernization-of-the-tu-95ms-strategic-bomber-to-the-level-of-the-tu-95msm.html
At least 9 dead in Kazakhstan after several explosions at military base
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/08/27/kazakhstan-military-base-explosions/3211630063363/
Modern trainer aircraft to compete in Hungarian skies
https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2021/08/kecskemet-airshow-2021-hungary.html
The Greek Naval Procurement Program: One chance to get it right
https://navalpost.com/the-greek-frigate-procurement-program/
UK ‘TIQUILA’ programme looking for mini surveillance drones
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-tiquila-programme-looking-for-mini-surveillance-drones/
Delivery of first Argentinian Air Force Huron
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/delivery-of-first-argentine-air-force-huron
Video: Mexican Navy Mi-17 Crashes After Takeoff with State Minister of Interior Aboard
https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/26/video-mexican-navy-mi-17-crashes-after-takeoff-with-state-minister-of-interior-aboard/
China Plans To Build a Massive Several Mile-Wide Spacecraft
https://thedebrief.org/china-plans-to-build-a-massive-several-mile-wide-spacecraft/
What is the Wakhan Corridor and why is China worried about it?
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3146666/what-wakhan-corridor-and-why-china-worried-about-it
China Suggests US Will Treat Taiwan Like Afghanistan
https://www.voanews.com/episode/china-suggests-us-will-treat-taiwan-afghanistan-4787206
U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard transit Taiwan Strait
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/u-s-navy-and-u-s-coast-guard-transit-taiwan-strait/
North Korea Reportedly Enacts Shoot-On-Sight Orders for Trespassers Into Country
https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-reportedly-enacts-shoot-sight-orders-trespassers-country-1623669
Japanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many Days
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42154/japanese-fighters-intercept-three-chinese-drones-in-as-many-days
Japan's Nuclear Weapon Breakout Capability
https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/08/japans-nuclear-weapon-breakout.html
Local government in Miyakojima blocks delivery of missiles to island
http://alert5.com/2021/08/27/local-government-in-miyakojima-blocks-delivery-of-missiles-to-island/
Russia to deliver Pantsir-S1 air defense systems to Myanmar
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2021_global_security_army_industry/russia_to_deliver_pantsir-s1_air_defense_systems_to_myanmar.html
The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific. Not everybody there is welcoming.
https://www.businessinsider.com/federated-states-of-micronesia-military-base-worries-people-there-2021-8
North Dakota Air Force base to lead future intelligence missions
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/08/26/Air-Force-North-Dakota-ISR-missions-lead/8111630005187/
Where Have All The Mariners Gone?
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htseamo/articles/20210827.aspx
Death of the JEDI: Pentagon Learning from Terminated Cloud Initiative
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/8/27/pentagon-learning-from-terminated-cloud-initiative
Military cyber operators will soon have a new tool to deliver virtual fires
https://www.c4isrnet.com/smr/technet-augusta/2021/08/26/military-cyber-operators-will-soon-have-a-new-tool-to-deliver-virtual-fires/
Sikorsky to Deliver S-70 ‘FIREHAWK’ Helicopters to United Rotorcraft
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30310/Sikorsky_to_Deliver_S_70____FIREHAWK____Helicopters_to_United_Rotorcraft#.YSj-Qd9lBaQ
The tragic fate of Airwolf Bell 222: destroyed due to pilot error a few years after the show ended
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-tragic-fate-of-airwolf-bell-222-destroyed-due-to-pilot-error-a-few-years-after-the-show-ended/
Defense Radars Keep Getting Better And FlexDAR May Be The Most Sensitive And Discriminating Yet
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/08/27/defense-radars-keep-getting-better-and-flexdar-may-be-the-most-sensitive-and-discriminating-yet/
DARPA Wants to Build a Soviet-Inspired Flying 'Sea Monster'; Wing-in-ground craft first popped up during the Cold War, but never really took off.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a37350598/darpa-flying-sea-monster/
Chrous Grows To Declassify Space Threat Info From Services, Congress
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/chrous-grows-to-declassify-space-threat-info-from-services-congress/
Navy, Marines Gearing Up for Space Warfare
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/8/26/navy-marines-gearing-up-for-space-warfare
Space Force leaders say they’re on their way to delivering the first digital military branch
https://www.c4isrnet.com/smr/space-competition/2021/08/26/space-force-leaders-say-theyre-on-their-way-to-delivering-the-first-digital-military-branch/
Astra plans small-rocket launch for Space Force
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/08/27/Astra-Space-rocket-launch-Alaska/4421629998810/
NGC receives RFP to convert four Block 20 Global Hawks to support hypersonic testing program
http://alert5.com/2021/08/27/ngc-receives-rfp-to-convert-four-block-20-global-hawks-to-support-hypersonic-testing-program/
Firefly Aerospace Set For First Launch Next Thursday; Static Test Passed
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/firefly-aerospace-set-for-first-launch-next-thursday-static-test-passed/
STRATCOM: China’s Pursuit of Nuclear and Hypersonic Weapons Adds Urgency to U.S. Deterrence
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/26/stratcom-chinas-pursuit-of-nuclear-and-hypersonic-weapons-adds-urgency-to-u-s-deterrence
The Telltale Traces of the US Military’s New ‘Bladed’ Missile
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2021/08/26/the-telltale-traces-of-the-us-militarys-new-bladed-missile-r9x/
The Navy’s new missile could make non-stealth fighters viable again
https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/the-navys-new-missile-could-make-non-stealth-fighters-viable-again/
US Navy tests second-stage rocket motor for hypersonic weapon
https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2021/08/26/us-navy-tests-second-stage-rocket-motor-for-hypersonic-weapon/
US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/08/us-navy-will-upgrade-warships-add-unnamed-space-capabilities/184898/
USN's UISS unmanned minehunting system completes IOT&E
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/usns-uiss-unmanned-minehunting-system-completes-iote
Drones will Soon be Featured on U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/drones-will-soon-be-featured-us-navy-aircraft-carriers-192581
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