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21 November 2013 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 21 Nov 2013 [PDF]

  • Hagel Urges Signing of U.S.-Afghan Agreement by Year's End AFPS 21 Nov 2013 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today that any U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan past 2014 can only be discussed after the proposed bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan is signed and put into effect.
  • US Stresses Importance of Signing Afghan Security Pact by End of Year VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The United States says Afghanistan needs to approve and sign by the end of the year the Bilateral Security Agreement being considered by the assembly of Afghan tribal elders, or Loya Jirga, in Kabul.
  • Loya Jirga begins debating deal with US Iran Press TV 21 Nov 2013 -- The Grand Council of Afghanistan, Loya Jirga, has started a debate over the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul and Washington, which would allow the US forces to stay in the country beyond 2014 if approved.
  • Explainer: The Main Sticking Points Of The Draft Afghan-U.S. Deal RFE/RL 21 Nov 2013 -- The text of a contentious security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States has been finalized; now it's up to a Loya Jirga to decide whether the terms are acceptable.
  • Afghan Leaders Consider US Security Deal VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The Afghanistan president said Thursday that he is backing a bilateral security deal reached with the United States that could see U.S. forces in Afghanistan through 2024 and perhaps longer.

  • Drone Strike Kills 6 in Northwest Pakistan VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- A suspected U.S. drone has carried out a rare missile attack outside Pakistan's northwestern militant-dominated region, killing among others, a senior fugitive commander of the Afghan insurgency. Local officials have confirmed at least six deaths in the attack and there are children among those wounded. The head of the regional ruling party has vowed that his supporters will block NATO supplies on Saturday to protest U.S. drones.
  • US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan IRNA 21 Nov 2013 -- An American spy aircraft Thursday fired missiles on a religious school in northwest Pakistan and killed at least eight people, state media reported.
  • Pakistan condemns deadly US drone attack Iran Press TV 21 Nov 2013 -- Pakistani officials have strongly condemned a US assassination drone attack that has killed five people in the country's northwestern tribal region.

  • AF special operations group key to aid effort after Typhoon Haiyan AFNS 21 Nov 2013 -- The Air Force's 353rd Special Operations Group opened a fourth airfield in Borongan, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 18, to facilitate a more efficient distribution of relief supplies to outlying areas as part of Operation Damayan.
  • UN emergency chief stresses need for long-term aid for Philippines typhoon victims UN News Centre 21 Nov 2013 -- As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial longer-term support.
  • US to Continue Philippines Typhoon Relief Operations VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The United States says it will carry out aid work in the typhoon-devastated central Philippines until relief operations end. About 5,600 people have died or are missing after Super Typhoon Haiyan tore a path of destruction across the country.
  • JTF-505 supports Operation Damayan from Okinawa USMC News 21 Nov 2013 -- The Joint Task Force 505's joint operations center officially activated to support Operation Damayan Nov. 16 at Camp Courtney.
  • Damayan relief efforts continue USMC News 21 Nov 2013 -- In a time-sensitive operation where every minute counts, military forces and humanitarian workers from around the world are supporting the Government and Armed Forces of the Philippines in an effort to provide relief to those people whose lives have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
  • HMS Illustrious picks up stores for Philippines aid UK MOD 21 Nov 2013 -- Royal Navy amphibious helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is in Singapore taking on stores ready to render aid to the Philippines.
  • UK military continues to deliver aid to Philippines UK MOD 21 Nov 2013 -- A Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft has flown its first missions delivering much needed humanitarian aid around the Philippines.
  • China's Peace Ark ready to depart for Philippines People's Daily 21 Nov 2013 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's hospital ship, the Peace Ark, is ready for a typhoon relief mission to the Philippines, a navy spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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  • 'Substantial,' 'Detailed' Iran Nuclear Talks Move to Third Day VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program moves to a third day Friday, after a spokesman said there were substantive meetings on Thursday. Negotiators are seeking agreement on initial steps to curb potential military aspects of the program in exchange for an easing of economic sanctions.
  • Tensions Escalate Between US, Israel Over Iran Nuclear Talks VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The U.S. alliance with Israel is being strained by deep disagreements over a possible deal with Iran regarding that country's controversial nuclear program.
  • Iran negotiator stresses enrichment right ISNA 21 Nov 2013 -- Senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi reiterated that the country would press ahead with uranium enrichment, as calling talks underway between Iran and the G5+1 in Geneva 'promising'.
  • Zarif, Ashton talks 'very substantial, detailed' Iran Press TV 21 Nov 2013 -- Negotiations between Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, in Geneva, have been "very substantial and detailed," Ashton's spokesman says.
  • Iran enrichment right must be part of any deal: Deputy FM Iran Press TV 21 Nov 2013 -- Iran deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs says Tehran will not accept any deal that does not recognize the Islamic Republic's right to enrich uranium as talks between Iran and the Sextet continue in Geneva.
  • Iran Nuclear Talks Begin Second Day RFE/RL 21 Nov 2013 -- A second day of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers was continuing in Geneva as a senior Iranian negotiator played down the prospect of an immediate agreement.
  • 'Substantial' Iran Nuclear Talks Under Way VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- The European Union spokesman says the second day of a key round of talks on Iran's nuclear program opened with a "substantial" negotiating session and top officials "getting down to detailed work."
  • Israel Fails to Move Russia on Iran Nuclear Talks VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Moscow on Thursday after failing in a last minute attempt to move Russian President Vladimir Putin away from backing a Iranian nuclear deal taking shape in Geneva.

  • US Envoy Urges N. Korea to Release Detained Americans VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- Washington's top envoy to North Korea urged Pyongyang to free two detained American citizens. The call comes amid reports this week that in addition to holding a U.S.-Korean Christian missionary Kenneth Bae, North Korea has also recently detained a 85-year-old U.S. citizen.

  • Ukraine's East-West Dilemma Evokes Century-Old Memories RFE/RL 21 Nov 2013 -- It's been nearly a century since Ukraine's last effort to decisively embed itself in the West ended up instead with the country being subsumed by Moscow.
  • After Snub, Kwasniewski Says EU-Ukraine Deal Is Off RFE/RL 21 Nov 2013 -- Senior EU envoy Aleksander Kwasniewski has said no deal will be signed between the bloc and Ukraine at a summit next week in Vilnius.
  • Ukraine Ditches Plans for EU Deal, Turns to Russia RIA Novosti 21 Nov 2013 -- Ukraine's government decided Thursday to call off the planned signing of landmark agreements with the EU that could have weakened the former Soviet nation's bonds with Russia.

  • Satellites successfully launched From NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center AFNS 21 Nov 2013 -- Satellites from the Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office and Space Test Program were successfully launched at 8:15 p.m. EST, Nov. 19. The satellites were carried aboard an Orbital Space Sciences Minotaur I Vehicle, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
  • Astronomers Spot Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen VOA 21 Nov 2013 -- Astronomers have spotted what they're calling the brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen, and it happened 3.8 billion years ago.
  • Dnepr Rocket Puts International Satellites Into Orbit RIA Novosti 21 Nov 2013 -- A Dnepr rocket carrying a number of international satellites delivered its cargo into near-earth orbit Thursday following a launch from the Yasny facility in Russia's Orenburg province.
  • Russia's Space Program Lacks Private Investment – Official RIA Novosti 21 Nov 2013 -- Current state restrictions hinder the private sector from financing the development of Russia's space industry, a senior space official said Thursday.



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