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• Afghan Intelligence Agency's Chief Prosecutor Killed In Car-Bomb Attack RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Mar 2021 -- The chief prosecutor of the Afghan National Directorate of Security has been assassinated in a car-bomb attack.
• Afghan President Says He's Ready To Discuss Elections, In Bid To Advance Taliban Peace Talks RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Mar 2021 -- Afghanistan's president said he was open to holding new elections as a way to transfer power, but insisted any new government should emerge only through the democratic process.
• Afghan president ready to discuss fresh elections amid stalled peace talks with Taliban Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his government is ready to discuss the possibility of holding fresh elections, after US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad reportedly proposed the idea of founding an interim government to push forward stalled peace negotiations with the Taliban.
• DOD Identifies More Troops to Help Administer COVID-19 Vaccine DoD News 06 Mar 2021 -- The Defense Department has identified additional personnel authorized to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in administering COVID-19 vaccinations at community vaccination centers around the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 435th AEW Airmen support Operation Octave Quartz US Air Force 06 Mar 2021 -- Airmen of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing recently took part in the movement of personnel and cargo to support Operation Octave Quartz, or OOQ.

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Other Conflicts

• Yemeni intelligence agency details terror activities of Qaeda leaders, operatives in Ma'rib Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Yemen's Security and Intelligence Service has published a report, detailing the activities of terrorists and senior commanders affiliated with al-Qaeda in the country's strategic central province of Ma'rib as Yemeni forces and allied continue to make territorial gains there.
• Yemeni Foreign Ministry criticizes biased UN, international statements over Ma'rib battle Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- The Yemeni Foreign Ministry has called on the UN and other international organizations to take a rational approach to the ongoing battle in Ma'rib Province, which has been the scene of large-scale operations by the Yemeni troops and allied Popular Committees fighters against Saudi-sponsored militants.
• Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen: Intercepting and Destroying Two Booby-Trapped Drones Launched Towards Khamis Mushait and Jazan SPA 06 Mar 2021 -- A statement by the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki stated that the "Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this morning (Saturday) two (2) bomb-laden UAVs launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in Khamis Mushait and Jazan.
• Yemeni forces launch drone attack against Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Air Base: Spokesman Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Yemen's military says it has launched yet another successful drone attack against King Khalid Air Base in the southwest of Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the Riyadh regime's ongoing military aggression and blockade against the war-torn impoverished country.
• Ten years of war in Syria has cost more than $1.2 trillion: World Vision report Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- A new report by a humanitarian aid group has revealed that the economic cost of the ongoing foreign-sponsored conflict in Syria after 10 years is estimated to be at over US 1.2 trillion, besides the loss of thousands of civilian lives and displacement of millions of people.
• Pope Meets With Iraqi Ayatollah; Both Call for 'Peaceful Coexistence' VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- Pope Francis met with Iraq's top Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a visit Saturday morning to the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Both men issued statements after the meeting urging peaceful coexistence among Iraq's different religious groups.
• Libya's prime minister-designate proposes unity government Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Libyan Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has proposed a unity government of 27 members, his office says, the latest effort made in an attempt to heal a years-long bloody division in the country.
• Pakistani Security Forces Claim Eight Militants Killed In Waziristan Raids RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Mar 2021 -- Pakistan's security forces have said that they have killed eight Islamic militants in separate raids on suspected hideouts in North Waziristan.
• Somalia Fears New US Airstrike Guidance Is Benefiting al-Shabab VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- A key U.S. partner in the fight against terrorism is growing increasingly uneasy about the Biden administration's new guidance on the use of drones and airstrikes, concerned that the changes are giving an already emboldened al-Qaida affiliate more room to operate.
• Tehran dismisses 'fruitless claims', says trio of Persian Gulf islands 'integral' part of Iran Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has dismissed the Arab League's "fruitless claims" about three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories are an "integral" part of the Iranian soil.

News Reports

• US panel advises tight security around Congress amid fears of violence Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- A panel appointed following the deadly January 6 attack by supporters of former president Donald Trump on the US Congress has recommended a thousand more police officers and extra fencing amid fears of violence.
• Pentagon 'assessing systems' after 30,000 US organizations hacked via holes in Microsoft software Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- The Pentagon is reviewing US military networks for possible damage following a series of newly discovered cyber intrusions that Microsoft said were linked to a Chinese hacking unit.
• In Yangon, air of tear gas amid calls for end to Myanmar's junta rule Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Myanmar's security forces used tear gas and stun grenades on Saturday against anti-coup protesters in Yangon, against the backdrop of calls by the United Nations for action against the junta.
• Myanmar Security Forces Use Stun Grenades, Tear Gas Against Protesters VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- Police and security forces in several cities in Myanmar used force to disperse anti-coup protesters who returned to the streets Saturday, a day after a U.N. envoy urged the Security Council to take actions against the junta and for democracy to be restored.
• China's internet cable in Europe likely to fuel tensions with US Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- China's underwater internet cable that will emerge in France later this year is expected to fuel further tensions between Beijing and the US and put Europe under additional pressure by Washington, says a report.
• Portugal Envoy Urges US to Counter Chinese Bid at Key Seaport VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- Once the seat of a powerful maritime empire, Portugal is attracting attention from today's great powers. Analysts warn that unless the U.S. moves quickly, China will soon expand its control over a key Portuguese seaport.
• China receives worldwide attention at historical juncture People's Daily 06 Mar 2021 -- The world is casting its eyes toward China, as the country has kicked off the "two sessions," the annual meetings of its top legislature and top political advisory body.
• Full Text: Explanations on the Draft Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region PLA Daily 06 Mar 2021 -- A draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was submitted Friday to the fourth annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) for deliberation.
• China's Media Repression Extends to Hong Kong, Report Finds VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- China is becoming an increasingly hostile environment for foreign media who are experiencing "tumultuous times" in the country, according to the Foreign Correspondents Club of China.
• Implementing patriots governing HK principle 'a must' for one country, two systems: Vice Premier Global Times 06 Mar 2021 -- Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met members from the Hong Kong delegation to the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Saturday morning, people familiar with the matter told the Global Times on Saturday, the day after a draft decision to overhaul the Hong Kong electoral system with the aim of fixing existing loopholes was unveiled on Friday at the opening of the 4th annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).
• HK civil servants support electoral reform, vow to cooperate on local legislation Global Times 06 Mar 2021 -- Organizations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for public servants on Saturday issued a joint statement to express firm support for China's top legislature to improve HKSAR's electoral system, safeguarding the principle of patriots governing Hong Kong, long-term prosperity and stability of the region, and the "one country, two systems" principle.
• Inclusion of HK-related vision in 14th FYP to bring development opportunities: Carrie Lam Global Times 06 Mar 2021 -- Chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam has called the attention to the incorporation of the city's vision into the national five-year plan running through 2025, an enabler of infinite opportunities. This happens at a time when there's immense media spotlight on an overhaul of the city's electoral system amid the ongoing two sessions.
• China slams EU's remarks on HK electoral reform Global Times 06 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese Mission to the EU has urged the bloc to discard their wrong stance on Hong Kong, stop saying and doing futile things, and interfering in Hong Kong's and other China's domestic affairs. This comes after the EU told Beijing to tread carefully on Hong Kong's election reform.
• Xi stresses new development philosophy, ethnic unity during legislative session PLA Daily 06 Mar 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed full and faithful comprehension and implementation of the new development philosophy when joining a deliberation during the annual session of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.
• China's BDS-3 system offers world-class global services PLA Daily 06 Mar 2021 -- Since its its official opening of global servicescommissioninglaunch, the BDS-3 system, under China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, (BDS-3) has been operating stably and continuously providing high-quality world-class quality services to users around the world. Its capabilityies hasve entered reached world-class service level.
• E3 gave itself an opportunity by dropping anti-Iran resolution: Envoy IRNA 06 Mar 2021 -- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday that European Troika gave themselves an opportunity by dropping their proposed anti-Iran IAEA resolution.
• Sanctions removal best sign of US policy change: VP IRNA 06 Mar 2021 -- Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday that if the United States seeks negotiations, it must lift sanctions as a sign of changing its Iran policy.
• Iran rejects Arab Quartet's groundless anti-Iran accusations ISNA 06 Mar 2021 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman categorically rejected the unfounded allegations brought against Iran in a statement issued at a fake quadrilateral committee of the Arab League.
• E3 gives itself opportunity to fulfill obligations by dropping anti-Iran resolution at IAEA: Envoy Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Iran's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says the three European signatories to a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement gave themselves not Tehran another chance to live up to their obligations by dropping their previous decision to adopt a resolution against the Islamic Republic at the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors.
• Iran to cash out frozen funds in Iraq: Minister IRNA 06 Mar 2021 -- Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand on Saturday said that Iran will cash out its frozen funds in Iraq.
• US allows transactions on Iranian funds in Iraq: Reports Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Media reports and sources have suggested that an Iraqi bank holding billions of dollars of Iranian funds has been allowed for a first time in years to process transactions involving the funds after gaining a waiver from US sanctions against Tehran.
• Biden renews US national emergency, sanctions against Iran Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- President Joe Biden has extended for another year the US national emergency declared in 1995 with respect to Iran as well as comprehensive sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
• Pakistani PM Wins No Confidence Vote Amid Opposition Boycott RFE/RL Gandhara 06 Mar 2021 -- Pakistan's prime minister won a vote of confidence in parliament amid a boycott by opposition lawmakers.
• Pakistan's PM wins vote of confidence amid calls for his resignation Press TV 06 Mar 2021 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has won a vote of confidence amid pressure by the oppostion to leave power.
• Pakistan Prime Minister Wins Parliament's Vote of Confidence VOA 06 Mar 2021 -- Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, the lower house of the country's bicameral parliament, in a special session marked by an opposition boycott.
• Belarus Opens Criminal Case Against Top Human Rights Group RFE/RL 06 Mar 2021 -- Belarusian authorities have opened a criminal investigation against one of the country's most prominent human rights organizations and detained several of its members, in the latest crackdown on dissent against authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.