Taliban captures key cities Herat and Ghazni, leaving Kabul increasingly isolated
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/asia/afghanistan-taliban-capture-strategic-ghazni-intl/index.html
Intelligence assessments warn Afghan capital could be cut off and collapse in coming months
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/politics/afghanistan-intelligence-assessments-kabul-taliban/index.html
Afghanistan gov’t offers to share power with Taliban: Official
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/12/afghanistan-offer-power-sharing-taliban-official
Potential Al Qaeda resurgence in Afghanistan worries U.S. officials
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/potential-al-qaeda-resurgence-afghanistan-worries-u-s-officials-n1276614
Taliban Seizes Afghan Military’s Boeing ScanEagle Drone
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30216/Taliban_Seizes_Afghan_Military___s_Boeing_ScanEagle_Drone#.YRU2At9lBaQ
36-year-old Afghan general is waging a battle against Taliban on social media
https://warisboring.com/36-year-old-afghan-general-is-waging-a-battle-against-taliban-on-social-media/
Afghanistan war: Taliban back brutal rule as they strike for power
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58156772
The Taliban Is Executing Afghan Troops, U.S. Embassy Says
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/the-taliban-is-executing-afghan-troops-u-s-embassy-says/
Afghans Tell of Executions, Forced Marriages in Taliban-Held Areas
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/afghans-tell-of-executions-forced-marriages-in-taliban-held-areas/ar-AANfe8D
U.S. Asks Taliban to Spare Its Embassy in Coming Fight for Kabul
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/politics/taliban-afghanistan-us-embassy.html
US and others laying groundwork for Afghan embassy evacuations
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/12/us-others-laying-groundwork-afghanistan-embassy-evacuations-kabul-taliban-
Denmark to evacuate Afghans who worked for Kabul embassy
https://apnews.com/article/europe-denmark-kabul-c6ee71da56549637166dff9a84e697ba
Taliban seizes Afghan Army corps headquarters, 2 northern airports
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/08/taliban-seizes-afghan-army-corps-headquarters-2-northern-airports.php
From Kobani To Kabul: Can U.S. Bombers Help Halt Taliban Advances In Afghanistan?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2021/08/12/from-kobani-to-kabul-can-us-bombers-halt-taliban-advances-in-afghanistan/
Rapid Taliban advances in Afghanistan have the US military launching strikes to destroy captured artillery and armored vehicles
https://www.businessinsider.com/taliban-advances-have-us-military-striking-captured-equipment-2021-8
China Preparing to Recognize Taliban if Kabul Falls: Sources
https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-08-12/china-prepared-to-recognize-taliban-if-kabul-falls-sources-say-undermining-us-threats
Partitioning Afghanistan Would Be a Historic Mistake
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/partitioning-afghanistan-would-be-a-historic-mistake/
Afghanistan’s war will spread beyond its borders as Taliban advances, senior negotiator warns
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/11/afghanistan-war-will-spread-beyond-its-borders-top-negotiator-warns.html
Afghanistan’s Failed Constitution
https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/afghanistans-failed-constitution/
What Went Wrong With Afghanistan’s Defense Forces?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/taliban-afghanistan-defense-forces-army-militias-kabul/
Afghanistan, Deraa, and the cost of abandoning forever wars
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/afghanistan-deraa-and-the-cost-of-abandoning-forever-wars
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
https://apnews.com/article/religion-pakistan-taliban-b6308923395cd6942b698a748728d11d
Obama administration hid the truth about war’s end: ‘The Afghanistan Papers’ book excerpt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/08/12/obama-afghan-war-ending-afghanistan-papers-book-excerpt/
Pakistan Navy left with only two submarines on active duty
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-navy-left-with-only-two-submarines-on-active-duty/videoshow/85264001.cms
Pakistan successfully test-fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi
https://www.dawn.com/news/1640266/pakistan-successfully-test-fires-surface-to-surface-ballistic-missile-ghaznavi
Iran fires warning shot at US drone near Strait of Hormuz - report
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/iran-fires-warning-at-us-drone-near-strait-of-hormuz-report-676500
Iran: The Pushback Paradox
https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iran/articles/20210812.aspx
How can Mossad slow down Iran's nuke program? - analysis
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/how-can-mossad-slow-down-irans-nuke-program-analysis-676563
Iraq Is the Middle East’s New Power Broker
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/iraq-is-the-middle-easts-new-power-broker/
9 killed as explosion rocks ammunition depot in Iraq
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/9-killed-as-explosion-rocks-ammunition-depot-in-iraq/2331449
The Militant Drone Playbook
https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/the-militant-drone-playbook/
French Navy deploys upgraded maritime patrol aircraft in Hormuz Strait
https://www.aerotime.aero/28574-france-deploys-upgraded-maritime-patrol-aircraft-in-uae
HRW: Gaza groups committed war crimes, killed Palestinians with failed launches
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hrw-gaza-groups-committed-war-crimes-killed-palestinians-with-failed-launches/
Analysis: Hezbollah’s Escalating Conflict with Israel
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/08/analysis-hezbollahs-escalating-conflict-with-israel.php
Iranian Mohajer-6 Drones Spotted In Ethiopia
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/iranian-mohajer-6-drones-spotted-in.html
SADC mission in Mozambique launched
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sadc-mission-in-mozambique-launched
Russia holds hypersonic flight expert in spy probe
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58186033
Helicopter with 16 on board crashes in Russian far east
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210812-helicopter-with-16-on-board-crashes-in-russian-far-east
Russia Developing Unguided Weapons for Drones
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30214/Russia_Developing_Unguided_Weapons_for_Drones#.YRU2Cd9lBaQ
Russian Army to Receive 20 Cutting-Edge Armata Tanks This Year
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/08/12/russia-armata-tanks/
Russia’s New Tsirkon Mach 7 Hypersonic Missile: Ready This Year?
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/russias-new-tsirkon-mach-7-hypersonic-missile-ready-this-year/
Russian nuclear submarine accident at Chazma Bay remembered
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsrussian-nuclear-submarine-accident-at-chazma-bay-remembered-8991408
Russia launches serial production of missiles for S-500 air defense system
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2021_global_security_army_industry/russia_launches_serial_production_of_missiles_for_s-500_air_defense_system.html
Russia Presents Its F-35ski
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20210812.aspx
Large-scale exercise points to growing Sino-Russian military co-operation
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/large-scale-exercise-points-to-growing-sino-russian-military-co-operation
China’s New Missile Fields Are Just Part of the PLA Rocket Force’s Growth
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/08/chinas-new-missile-fields-are-just-part-pla-rocket-forces-growth/184442/
Chinese espionage: How Beijing is stealing away US global supremacy
https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/chinese-espionage-how-beijing-is-stealing-away-us-global-supremacy/
Chinese See U.S. Littoral Combat Ship as ‘Powerful Tool’ in Future Distributed Conflicts
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/11/chinese-see-u-s-littoral-combat-ship-as-powerful-tool-in-future-distributed-conflicts
China Warplane Fleet Enters Taiwan's Air Defense Zone After Two-Month Lull
https://www.newsweek.com/china-warplane-fleet-enters-taiwans-air-defense-zone-after-two-month-lull-1618780
Tokyo cuts LRASM weapon from F-15J upgrade programme on cost fears
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/tokyo-cuts-lrasm-weapon-from-f-15j-upgrade-programme-on-cost-fears/145054.article
British submarine arrives in Busan ahead of aircraft carrier's port call
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210812004051315
Spike in UFO Sightings Across the Nation
https://www.military.com/video/spike-ufo-sightings
GAO’s Open Recommendations to the Pentagon
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/12/gaos-open-recommendations-to-the-pentagon
Nellis Air Force Base Airmen use WIDOW, tailor-made software for ABMS
https://airrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis-photo-report-aviation-defence-industry/aviation-defence-industry-technology/7529-nellis-air-force-base-airmen-use-widow-tailor-made-software-for-abms.html
To Avoid Attack, U.S. Forces Are Spreading Out. But They’re Still Broadcasting Their Positions.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/08/12/to-avoid-attack-us-forces-are-spreading-out-but-theyre-still-broadcasting-their-positions/
New Skunk Works Plant to Build Advanced Fighters, Other Projects
https://www.airforcemag.com/new-skunk-works-plant-to-build-advanced-fighters-other-projects/
Lockheed Confirms New Details Of Speed Racer’s Role And Future
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/missile-defense-weapons/lockheed-confirms-new-details-speed-racers-role-future
What's Missing from US Missile Defense? Pentagon Aims to Find Out
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/08/military-officials-will-launch-new-assessment-missile-defense-gaps/184466/
JROC’s Next Target: ‘Integrated Air & Missile Defense’
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/jrocs-next-target-integrated-air-missile-defense/
Space Development Agency launches experimental infrared sensor into orbit
https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/08/11/space-development-agency-launches-experimental-infrared-sensor-into-orbit/
Spacesuits and Lawsuits Put 2024 Moon Landing in Jeopardy
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/08/spacesuits-and-lawsuits-put-2024-moon-landing-jeopardy/184457/
Army Says It Wants Space Capabilities, Not Sats
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/army-says-it-wants-space-capabilities-not-sats/
The Army’s first laser weapon is almost ready for a fight
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-laser-weapon-stryker-combat-shoot-off/
Bell Details Invictus Helicopter Competitive Prototype Progress
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/30213/Bell_Details_Invictus_Helicopter_Competitive_Prototype_Progress#.YRU2E99lBaQ
General Atomics Avenger uses Legion Pod’s infrared search and track to follow target
https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/general-atomics-avenger-uses-legion-pods-infrared-search-and-track-to-follow-target/145045.article
Air Force to Test Robotic Wingman’s Ability to Fly in Formation
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/8/12/air-force-to-test-robotic-wingmans-ability-to-fly-in-formation
Report to U.S. Congress on Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program
https://navalpost.com/constellation-ffg-62-class-frigate-congress-report/
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