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• Afghan pres. seeks guarantees for US security pact Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ruled out signing a security deal with the United States until disagreements over sovereignty issues, night raids and civilian causalities are resolved.
• U.S. Captures Senior Pakistani Taliban RFE/RL 12 Oct 2013 -- The United States has confirmed that American forces have captured a high-ranking member of the Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
• Pakistani Taliban Leader Captured in Afghanistan – US Officials RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2013 -- The United States said Friday that it has captured a senior commander with the Pakistani Taliban inside Afghanistan, a move that reportedly enraged Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid negotiations between Washington and Kabul over the presence of American troops in the war-torn nation.
• Karzai, Kerry Closer to Troops Agreement VOA 12 Oct 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai say they are closer to an agreement on bilateral security but differences remain over the question of immunity for U.S. troops.
• Pakistan army fully capable of curbing Taliban: Gen. Kayani Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani says the country's powerful military is capable of effectively using force against the Taliban.

Defense Policy / Programs

• NSA director defends spying efforts Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- US National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander has once again defended agency's surveillance programs, saying he sees no effective alternative to the bulk collection of telephone and other electronic metadata from Americans.
• Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group Departs 5th Fleet NNS 12 Oct 2013 -- The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), October 12, completing a regularly scheduled six-months in the region.
• IRGC long-range missiles can reach 2000 kms target IRNA 12 Oct 2013 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace unit said on Saturday that it has manufactured long-range missiles which can reach 2000 kms target.
• Iran to give tough response to aggressors against territorial waters, says Navy cmdr ISNA 12 Oct 2013 -- Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari warned that the country would give a tough response to any aggression against Iranian territorial waters.
• Iran's Navy will repel any aggression: Cmdr. Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says Iran is the most secure country in the region, stressing that Iranian naval forces will respond to any act of aggression against its territorial waters.
• Russian air force to get 30 new fighter jets Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the country's major aircraft manufacturer, Sukhoi Company, will deliver a total of 30 twin-seat Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback) fighter bombers to the Russian Air Force by the end of 2014.
• Russian Air Force to Receive 30 New Fighter-Bombers by 2015 RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2013 -- The Sukhoi aircraft maker will deliver a total of 30 Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft to the Russian Air Force by the end of 2014, the Defense Ministry said.
• PLAN's taskforce conducts maritime joint exercise with Chilean Navy People's Daily 12 Oct 2013 -- A taskforce of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) which is composed of the guided missile destroyer 'Lanzhou' and the guided missile frigate 'Liuzhou' carried out a maritime joint exercise with the frigates 'Lynch' (FF-07) and 'Capitán Prat' (FFG-11), and five airplanes of the Chilean Navy on October 10, 2013.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Infighting kills nearly 50 in Aleppo Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- About 50 foreign-backed militants have been killed in three days of infighting among armed groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
• Army opens Hama-Aleppo road, retakes 40 villages Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- Syrian army forces have opened a road linking Hama to Aleppo and have regained the full control of about 40 villages.
• DR Congo: Attack on peacekeeping helicopter 'unacceptable,' says UN envoy UN News Centre 12 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region has condemned the armed rebel attack on a UN helicopter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) calling the act "unacceptable."

News Reports

• Iran rejects Baku spying charge against national Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2013 -- Iran's Embassy in Azerbaijan has dismissed as unfounded an Azeri court's espionage accusations against an Iranian national.