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• US drone strikes kill 23 Afghans in 48 hours Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Four separate US drone attacks have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people in different regions of the war-ravaged Afghanistan over the past 48 hours, local security sources say.
• Afghan elders will decide fate of security pact with US Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Thousands of Afghan tribal elders are set to convene a meeting to discuss a security deal that allows the US to set up permanent military bases in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline for withdrawal of foreign troops.
• U.S. To Use Romania Base For Afghan Withdrawal RFE/RL 19 Oct 2013 -- The United States has secured an agreement with NATO ally Romania to use a Black Sea air base as a transit point for American troops and military equipment leaving Afghanistan.
• US Starts Transfer of its Airbase in Kyrgyzstan RIA Novosti 19 Oct 2013 -- The United States has started the withdrawal from an airbase in Kyrgyzstan that serves as the main transit hub for NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.
• US increases military operations in Africa Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- The United States has stepped up its military activity in Africa in recent months, with more training of regional militaries in the continent, increased air strikes and a steady stream of drone surveillance.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Military to Adopt 'Future Soldier' Gear in 2014 RIA Novosti 20 Oct 2013 -- The Russian Defense Ministry will start mass purchases of domestically designed "future soldier" gear in 2014, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
• Report: US to release $1.6 billion in aid to Pakistan Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- The Obama administration is quietly releasing more than $1.6 billion in frozen military and financial assistance to Pakistan, ahead of the prime minister's visit to the White House this week.

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• US proposal on Syria CW 'premature': Russia Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Russia has described as "premature" a proposal by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Syria's chemical weapons should be placed on a ship and removed from the region.
• Syrian army kills over 100 militants in Homs countryside Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Syrian forces have killed over a hundred foreign-backed militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Homs countryside.
• Syria: UN humanitarian chief urges safe passage for civilians trapped in Rural Damascus UN News Centre 19 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief on Saturday called for a ceasefire in Moadamiyeh in Rural Damascus to allow aid agencies access to evacuate thousands of civilians trapped by the ongoing conflict in Syria.
• Brahimi Pushes for Syria Peace Talks on Egypt Visit VOA 19 Oct 2013 -- The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Cairo as part of a regional tour aimed at garnering support for a peace conference in Geneva next month.
• 15 Killed in Somalia Attack VOA 19 Oct 2013 -- A suicide bomber in central Somalia has detonated explosives in a crowded restaurant, killing at least 15 people.

News Reports

• President Rouhani: Irans political determination clear in Geneva talks IRNA 19 Oct 2013 -- President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Tehrans political determination to play a win-win game in nuclear talks with the West has become clear during latest talks held between Iran and the Group 5+1 in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Iran seeks win-win nuclear game: Rouhani Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed the country's political will to pursue a win-win game following the latest round of talks between Iran and six major world powers over Tehran's civilian nuclear work.
• Serious agreement main goal of N-talks: Araqchi Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi says a "serious agreement" is the main goal of talks with the six major world powers over the country's nuclear energy program.
• Iran MP sets precondition over Additional Protocol Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- An Iranian lawmaker says lifting all sanctions against Iran is the precondition for Majlis to consider the country joining of the Additional Protocol as demanded by the West.
• Tymoshenko's Husband Says Draft Bill Not Enough RFE/RL 19 Oct 2013 -- The husband of Ukraine's jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has criticized a draft bill that could allow his wife to travel abroad temporarily for medical treatment -- saying it doesn't go far enough.
• India justifies detention of American ship, arrest of its crew IRNA 19 Oct 2013 -- India on Friday justified detention of a ship owned by an American company and the arrest of its crew, saying the action was taken as the vessel in Indian waters carried arms, ammunition and armed guards without necessary authorization.
• Netanyahu hints at secret ties with KSA Iran Press TV 19 Oct 2013 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted that the Tel Aviv regime has clandestine relations with Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf littoral states.
• Maldives: UN chief voices deep concern at delay of presidential re-run UN News Centre 19 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced his deep concern at the delay of the re-run of the 7 September presidential election annulled by the Supreme Court and called on all concerned to ensure that the polls take place as soon as possible.