Video: Taliban seize $6million US Blackhawk helicopters

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/afghanistan/video-2481197/Video-Taliban-seize-6million-Blackhawk-helicopters.html



The Taliban Captured Helicopters. Can They Capture an Air Force?

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/taliban-captured-helicopters-can-they-capture-air-force/184525/



Mazar-i-Sharif Falls to Taliban as Afghan Army’s Rout Continues

https://sofrep.com/news/breaking-mazar-i-sharif-falls-to-the-taliban-as-afghan-armys-rout-continues/



Afghan government seeks to hold last strongholds as Taliban extend capture of cities

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-troops-arrive-afghan-capital-assist-evacuations-2021-08-14/



Taliban encircling Afghan capital Kabul, prepping final assault through east

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/08/taliban-encircling-afghan-capital-kabul-prepping-final-assault-through-east.php



As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out

https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-health-coronavirus-pandemic-kabul-beb4a264f9d74ba5f1d0e40607c5e773



'People Are Terrified': Panic Sweeps Kabul As Taliban Moves Toward Afghan Capital

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afgghanistan-taliban-panic-kabul/31410597.html



Taliban Gain Control of All But Two Major Cities in Afghanistan as U.S. Hurries Withdrawal

https://www.newsweek.com/taliban-gain-control-all-two-major-cities-afghanistan-us-hurries-withdrawal-1619450



U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan Posts Online Job Listing While It’s in the Process of Being Evacuated

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-embassy-in-afghanistan-posts-online-job-listing-wh-1847486271



Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41988/shadowy-kc-135rt-special-ops-tankers-head-toward-afghanistan-as-evacuation-airbridge-forms



Biden authorizes 5,000 troops for Afghanistan amid Taliban advance

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-authorizes-5-000-troops-afghanistan-amid-taliban-advance-n1276840



What Went Wrong With Afghanistan’s Defense Forces?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/11/taliban-afghanistan-defense-forces-army-militias-kabul/



The US Spent $83 Billion Training Afghan Forces. Why Did They Collapse So Quickly?

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/08/us-spent-83-billion-training-afghan-forces-why-did-they-collapse-so-quickly/184529/



Why Afghanistan Abruptly Collapsed

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-afghanistan-abruptly-collapsed-191719



Afghanistan: Why the U.S. Military Was Never Going to Beat the Taliban

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/afghanistan-why-the-u-s-military-was-never-going-to-beat-the-taliban/



From hubris to humiliation: America’s warrior class contends with the abject failure of its Afghanistan project

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-hubris-afghanistan-humiliation/2021/08/14/47fb025a-fc67-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html



The Taliban is retaking Afghanistan. Here’s how the Islamist group rebuilt and what it wants.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/14/taliban-afghanistan/



It never was just about Afghanistan. The US, China and India have a lot to lose

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/it-never-was-just-about-afghanistan-the-us-china-and-india-have-a-lot-to-lose-11628904195207.html



4 Reasons A Potential Taliban Takeover In Afghanistan Matters To The World

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027375958/taliban-afghanistan-takeover-the-world-humanitarian-china-pakistan



The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/13/the-coming-afghan-refugee-crisis-is-only-a-preview/



Former CIA director General Petraeus calls situation in Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-cia-director-general-petraeus-calls-situation-in-afghanistan-catastrophic



Scoop: Biden braces for brutal loss

https://www.axios.com/scoop-biden-braces-for-brutal-loss-7012efe9-c4cd-48df-8c2b-7484e2f17231.html



Afghanistan Is a Wake-Up Call for ‘Major Non-NATO Allies’

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/afghanistan-wake-call-%E2%80%98major-non-nato-allies%E2%80%99-191864



Will Arming ‘Public Uprising Forces’ Stop the Taliban’s Advance?

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/will-arming-%E2%80%98public-uprising-forces%E2%80%99-stop-taliban%E2%80%99s-advance-191732



A Rescue Plan for Afghanistan

https://www.realcleardefense.com/2021/08/14/a_rescue_plan_for_afghanistan_790005.html



Turkmen, Uzbek, Russian Officials Hold Talks With Taliban Amid Deteriorating Afghan Security

https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-turkmenistan-talks/31406472.html



Analysis: As Taliban advances, China lays groundwork to accept an awkward reality

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taliban-advances-china-lays-groundwork-accept-an-awkward-reality-2021-08-14/



Mysterious 'kill list' rattles Pakistan; Parliamentary Panel orders probe

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/mysterious-kill-list-rattles-pakistan-parliamentary-panel-orders-probe-1840702-2021-08-14



'Pakistan is complicit': US Congressman calls for sanction as Taliban advance

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-is-complicit-us-congressman-calls-for-sanction-as-taliban-advances-101628938820794.html









India Day 11: Navy’s submarine rescue unit roped in to trace missing pilots, wreckage

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/day-11-navys-submarine-rescue-unit-roped-in-to-trace-missing-pilots-wreckage/articleshow/85337484.cms









U.S. sanctions oil smuggling network linked to Iran's Quds Force

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/08/13/Iran-sanctions-oil/3181628877103/



Mysterious Hacker Group Suspected in July Cyberattack on Iranian Trains

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/14/world/middleeast/iran-trains-cyberattack.html



Iran’s nuclear program – and averting a Middle East war nobody wants

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2021/0813/Iran-s-nuclear-program-and-averting-a-Middle-East-war-nobody-wants



1979 Iran hostage: When will America finally keep its promises and honor our sacrifice?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/08/14/joe-biden-compensation-justice-1979-iran-hostages/5542753001/









Iraqi PM Vows to Target Terrorists Attacking Electricity Grid

https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/iraqi-pm-vows-target-terrorists-attacking-electricity-grid









Report: British commandos hunting Houthi drone operators in Yemen

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/51378




Russian Beriev Be-200 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft Has Crashed In Turkey

https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/14/beriev-be-200-crash/



U.S. delivers two Chinook helicopters to help Turkey with wildfires

https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/08/13/chinook-helicopters-turkey-wildfires/2431628883586/









U.S. warship makes first visit to Egyptian naval base

https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/08/13/warship-uss-monterey-egypt-berenice-naval-base/4211628878148/




Landlocked Navy Goes To War: Rwanda's mystery 'Squad 007' Boat Grabs Attention

http://www.hisutton.com/Rwandan-Navy.html




Analysts: China Expanding Influence in Africa Via Telecom Network Deals

https://www.voanews.com/economy-business/analysts-china-expanding-influence-africa-telecom-network-deals




China’s Worldwide Expansion Plan Stops in Somaliland

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china%E2%80%99s-worldwide-expansion-plan-stops-somaliland-191653









New Ukrainian robotic vehicles to feature in country’s independence day parade

https://defence-blog.com/new-ukrainian-robotic-vehicles-to-feature-in-countrys-independence-day-parade/



Russia Stole Ukraine’s Navy—Now Washington is Trying to Give It a New “Mosquito” Fleet

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia-stole-ukraine%E2%80%99s-navy%E2%80%94now-washington-trying-give-it-new-%E2%80%9Cmosquito%E2%80%9D-fleet-191831





Fleet of Russian naval vessels enter English Channel led by anti-submarine destroyer

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/fleet-russian-naval-vessels-enter-21310150









China Plans Near-Earth Asteroid Smash-and-Grab

https://spectrum.ieee.org/china-plans-near-earth-asteroid-smash-and-grab





Long-Range Conventional Precision Strike: Taiwan’s Post-Nuclear Deterrent?

https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/long-range-conventional-precision-strike-taiwans-post-nuclear-deterrent/



Hydrazine leak accident during F-16V modification works in Taiwan, 8 people hospitalize

http://alert5.com/2021/08/14/hydrazine-leak-accident-during-f-16v-modification-works-in-taiwan-8-people-hosiptalized/





Inside Vietnam’s Forgotten Drone War

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-vietnams-forgotten-drone-war





MDA: US Has Several Options To Defend Guam From Missile Threats

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/13/mda-u-s-has-several-options-to-defend-guam-from-missile-threats









Two planes report 'bright green UFO' swooping through the clouds over Canada

https://www.space.com/canadian-aircrafts-report-ufo-july-2021










Here Is Why This Sailor Is Holding A Laser Fire Hose

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41978/here-is-why-this-sailor-is-holding-a-laser-fire-hose



The Operators Of The Queen Mary Left Behind A Trail Of Debt And Deceit: Report

https://jalopnik.com/the-operators-of-the-queen-mary-left-behind-a-trail-of-1847479184



Skunk Works' Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41968/skunk-works-factory-of-the-future-will-use-roaming-robots-to-rapidly-assemble-top-secret-aircraft



Solar Power from Space? Caltech’s $100 Million Gambit

https://spectrum.ieee.org/solar-power-from-space-caltechs-100-million-gambit



NASA's Defense Of Picking SpaceX For Lunar Landing Reveals Details Of Plan And Throws Real Shade

https://jalopnik.com/nasas-defense-of-picking-spacex-for-lunar-landing-revea-1847477379



Missile Defense Agency dials up the speed in quest for hypersonic interceptor

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/smd/2021/08/13/missile-defense-agency-dials-up-the-speed-in-quest-for-hypersonic-interceptor/



General Atomics Avenger UAS flies with Legion pod for first time

https://defbrief.com/2021/08/13/general-atomics-avenger-uas-flies-with-legion-pod-for-first-time/



Virginia The Larger

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20210814.aspx



The Ford’s Advanced Weapons Elevators Will Finally Be Ready This Year

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ford%E2%80%99s-advanced-weapons-elevators-will-finally-be-ready-year-191821

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