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• Afghans Say U.S. Security Pact Threatened RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai says disagreements are threatening a planned deal to let U.S. forces stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 to fight Al-Qaeda.
• Afghan government slams US for sending arms to Taliban PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- The Afghan Interior Ministry has strongly condemned the US military over a shipment of weapons to Zabul Province in the troubled southern Afghanistan.
• Mineral Wealth Could Harm, Not Aid, Afghanistan's Future RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- Afghanistan's mineral wealth is closely tied to its future prospects.
• More Than 400 Afghans Wrongfully Imprisoned RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- A special committee tasked with investigating the status of prisoners at Afghanistan's largest military prison says hundreds of inmates are being held there illegally.
• Afghan Salafi Leader Announces Presidential Bid RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- Afghanistan's most prominent Salafi leader has resigned from parliament to contest the April 5 presidential election.
• Pakistani Taliban Offers Cease-Fire RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- The hard-line Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan) has offered to honor a cease-fire if the government declares a truce first.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Joint Press Conference with Secretary Hagel and Minister Kim Kwan-jin in the Republic of Korea DoD 02 Oct 2013
• United States Forces Korea Change of Command DoD 02 Oct 2013
• U.S., South Korea Announce ‘Tailored Deterrence’ Strategy AFPS 02 Oct 2013 -- The United States and South Korea agreed to establish “a bilateral strategy for tailored deterrence against … North Korean nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.”
• US, South Korea Agree on Expanded Nuclear Deterrence VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The United States and South Korea have signed an agreement meant to provide greater deterrence against North Korea's nuclear weapons.
• US, South Korea sign strategic pact PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- The United States and South Korea have signed a new strategic pact providing Seoul with deterrence against what they call threats of a nuclear attack by North Korea.
• Rodong Sinmun Terms S. Korea-U.S. "Mutual Defense Treaty" Treaty for Aggression and War KCNA 02 Oct 2013 -- It is impossible to achieve independent development of the nation, improve the north-south relations and achieve peace and the reunification of the country unless the criminal south Korea-U.S. "mutual defense treaty" legalizing aggression and war is scrapped.
• Rodong Sinmun Slams S. Korean Puppet Forces' Confrontational Farce KCNA 02 Oct 2013 -- The south Korea puppet forces held an event to "commemorate" the formation of ROK army.
• Media Availability with Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella in Tokyo DoD 02 Oct 2013
• Hagel Arrives in Tokyo for Security Meetings AFPS 02 Oct 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived here today where he will conclude a weeklong trip aimed at fostering key alliances.
• CSAF concludes counterpart visit AFNS 02 Oct 2013 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Gen. “Hawk” Carlisle, the Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody met with Chinese military counterparts.
• US Government Shutdown Will Delay Military Funding for Israel VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government means there is no money for foreign military assistance, delaying support for long-time allies like Israel.
• Strike Fighter Squadron 101 Hosts F-35C Lightning II Rollout Ceremony NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- The Navy's first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft squadron, the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, hosted a rollout ceremony.
• MG Quantock looks to FY14 and beyond Army News 02 Oct 2013 -- Broadly speaking, MG Quantock sees the MP Corps having three core competencies: corrections, investigations and policing.
• Bataan Sailors, 22nd MEU Marines Begin Preparations for Upcoming Deployment NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- More than 1,300 Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and almost 1,000 Sailors from USS Bataan departed Norfolk to begin PHIBRON-MEU Integration.
• Boxer, New Orleans /13TH MEU Visit Singapore NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Boxer, and the USS New Orleans, visited Singapore for their second port visit since entering the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Oct. 2.
• Cowpens Returns for Seventh Fleet Duty NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) returned to the 7th Fleet area of operations after essential repairs Sept. 29.
• USS Chung-Hoon Returns Home to Pearl Harbor NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon returned to the ship's homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 1 following a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
• NMCB 133 Seabees Help Border Patrol Secure Homeland NNS 02 Oct 2013 -- Homeland security enforcement efforts along the U.S./Mexico border in South Texas were dramatically improved thanks to a recently completed construction project.
• Successful Senegal Engagement for APS 13 AFRICOM 02 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Marines and sailors of Africa Partnership Station 13 recently completed a week-long engagement with the Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos.
• US Researchers Develop ‘Bionic’ Leg Controlled with Thoughts RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2013 -- An American man has become the first person to walk using a bionic leg controlled by his own thoughts.
• Army realigns Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs Army News 02 Oct 2013 -- After a comprehensive review of ROTC programs across the country, the Army approved the closure of 13 ROTC programs over a two-year period.
• Regional Defence Cooperation for Southeastern Europe NATO 02 Oct 2013
• Royal Marines on exercise in Albania UK MOD 02 Oct 2013 -- Royal Marines from 42 Commando have travelled to Albania for a week-long exercise with the country's armed forces as part of Cougar 13.
• Taiwan's armed forces capable of deterring China: minister CNA 02 Oct 2013 -- Minister of National Defense Yen Ming said that while China continues its military build-up, Taiwan is building a leaner and meaner military.
• U.S. arms sales to Taiwan based on shared understanding: officials CNA 02 Oct 2013 -- Taiwan will formally submit letters of request to buy more arms from the United States as long as the two sides reach an understanding on the matter.
• Taiwan institute denies it was approached by Chinese CNA 02 Oct 2013 -- The defense ministry's research institute rebutted charges that it had been approached by a Chinese company interested in purchasing its UAVs.
• Lawmakers oppose plan to withdraw forces from Kinmen islets CNA 02 Oct 2013 -- Several lawmakers voiced concerns over a plan approved by the Cabinet that could see military personnel withdrawn from two islets in outlying Kinmen County.
• IRGC broke monopoly of superpowers in skies: Cmdr. PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- A high-ranking Iranian commander says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has broken the monopoly of superpowers in the skies by designing and producing multiple indigenous aircraft.
• Daily Briefing by the Press Secretary, October 02, 2013 The White House 02 Oct 2013
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, October 2, 2013 US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2013

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Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 2 October 2013 United Nations 02 Oct 2013
• UN inspectors begin mission to disable Syria’s chemical production facilities UN News Centre 02 Oct 2013 -- The joint team of United Nations and international inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons production facilities completed its first day of work.
• Chemical Experts Begin Mission on Syria Disarmament VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- International experts in Damascus have begun an unprecedented U.N.-backed mission to oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
• Chemical weapons disarmament team begins Syria mission PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- A team of international disarmament experts tasked with destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal has started its work.
• UN Security Council urges all sides in Syrian crisis to immediately provide access for humanitarian aid UN News Centre 02 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations Security Council urged the Syrian Government to immediately allow cross-border aid deliveries.
• UN Makes Renewed Effort to Help Struggling Syrians VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief says new action from the Security Council could help aid workers in Syria assist more than 2 million people in urgent need who have been unreachable for months.
• Al-Shabab threatens to escalate attacks in Kenya PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Somalia’s al-Shabab militant group has threatened to increase its deadly attacks against Kenya, days after they killed tens of people at a mall in the Kenyan capital.
• China ships enter disputed waters: Japan Coast Guard PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Japan's Coast Guard says four Chinese ships have sailed into the territorial waters off the disputed islands in the East China Sea.
• Gunmen down copter in north Baghdad, killing 5 PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Unidentified gunmen have downed a military helicopter in north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing its five-member crew, officials say.
• DRC Hopeful Peace Talks with Rebels Ends Next Week VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- An official of the Democratic Republic of Congo says peace talks between the government and the M23 rebel group in neighboring Uganda’s capital, Kampala could be concluded next week.
• Gazans say Egypt is now turning the screw IRIN 02 Oct 2013 -- The shift of power in Egypt over the past few months has led not just to border closures for those wanting to cross into the country from Gaza, but also to a sharp reduction in the transport of basic goods.
• NATO Secretary General’s statement on obstacles along administrative boundary lines in Georgia NATO 02 Oct 2013
• Sarkisian Discusses Karabakh At PACE Session RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has urged the Council of Europe to initiate direct contacts with authorities in Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region to help settle the protracted conflict.
• Kosovo Rejects Serbian PM Request To Visit RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- Kosovo has rejected a request by Serbia's prime minister to visit a Serb-majority town in Kosovo, arguing that it would "interfere" with local polls next month.

News Reports

• Preview of Secretary's Trip to Japan US Dept. of State 02 Oct 2013
• Kerry in Asia to Discuss Security, Trade VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has started a six-day trip to East Asia for meetings on regional security and trade.
• Iran-US issues cannot be solved overnight: Rouhani PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says years of problems in relations between Iran and the United States cannot be resolved overnight.
• US Senate postpones Iran bans until Geneva talks PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- A US lawmaker says the Senate will not impose a fresh round of sanctions on Iran until after the upcoming talks between Tehran and the six major world powers in Geneva.
• US Analysts: Evidence 'Conclusive' N. Korea Restarted Reactor VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- A leading U.S. research institute says North Korea has clearly restarted an aging nuclear reactor it had begun to dismantle as part of an international agreement in 2007.
• US, North Korea Meet Over Nuclear Talks Impasse VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- U.S. experts have met with North Korean officials to discuss resuming stalled international talks about Pyongyang's nuclear program.
• EU Foreign Policy Chief Holds Egypt Reconciliation Talks VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has gone to Egypt in a bid to help rebuild relations between the country's interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood.
• Bahraini court sentences 4 protesters to 15 years PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- A Bahraini court has sentenced four anti-regime protesters to 15 years in jail each on charges of forming a “terrorist group” in the capital Manama.
• ICC Resumes Trial of Kenyan Deputy President Ruto VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The International Criminal Court has resumed the trial of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto after letting him return home to deal with last week's deadly militant attack on a Nairobi mall.
• ICC issues arrest warrant for Kenyan accused of bribing witness in Ruto case UN News Centre 02 Oct 2013 -- The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of bribing a prosecution witness in the case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto.
• ICC Orders Arrest of Kenya Journalist for Witness Tampering VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a former journalist accused of attempting to bribe a witness in the case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto.
• US: Burma Must Do More to Stop Anti-Muslim Violence VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The United States is condemning a fresh round of deadly attacks against minority Muslims in western Burma and urging authorities to do more to address the long-standing sectarian tension there.
• Myanmar Muslims ask government for protection PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Four Muslim organizations in Myanmar have urged the government to protect Muslims following the recent rise in sectarian violence in the Southeast Asian country.
• US Expels 3 Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- The United States has expelled Venezuela's top diplomat and two others, after Venezuela kicked out three U.S. diplomats it accused of plotting sabotage.
• Washington Expels Venezuelan Diplomats In Retaliation RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- The State Department says three Venezuelan diplomats are being expelled from the United States in response to the expulsion of three U.S. officials from Venezuela.
• US expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- The United Sates ordered the expulsion of three Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday in response to Venezuela’s Sep. 30 decision to boot three US officials out of the South American country.
• Guinea to Publish Legislative Election Results VOA 02 Oct 2013 -- Guinea's electoral commission says it will begin announcing partial results from the legislative polls on Wednesday, but that full provisional results could still be days away due to logistical challenges centralizing results.
• OSCE Opens Tajikistan Election-Monitoring Mission RFE/RL 02 Oct 2013 -- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has opened a mission in Dushanbe to monitor Tajikistan's November 6 presidential election.