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• Kabul, Other Afghan Areas Hit By Bombings That Kill At Least 22 RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Apr 2021 -- Officials in Afghanistan on April 24 described a wave of attacks that killed at least 22 people in five provinces over the previous 24 hours as violence continued to plague efforts to hammer out a path to peace.
• Will Central Asia Host U.S. Military Forces Once Again? RFE/RL Gandhara 24 Apr 2021 -- Some recent media reports suggest the U.S. military will seek to reposition some of its troops in Central Asia after its big decision to withdraw from Afghanistan after nearly two decades in the country.
• US military sending B-52 bombers to Afghanistan: Pentagon Press TV 24 Apr 2021 -- The US military is sending a number of long-range B-52 bombers and additional troops to Afghanistan and boosting its presence in the Middle East region, the Pentagon has announced.
• Rocky US-Pakistan Ties Scrutinized as Foreign Troops Set to Exit Afghanistan VOA 24 Apr 2021 -- Officials in Pakistan appear upset over U.S. military assessments warning of a possible resurgence of terrorism in the South Asian country after the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan and calling into question Islamabad's commitment to peace in the war-torn neighboring country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Delivers Commencement Address at Florida A&M University DoD 24 Apr 2021
• Gerald R. Ford Successfully Completes Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials US Navy 24 Apr 2021 -- Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT) on April 17, representing a major milestone in validating the ship's capability to defend itself and the crew.
• 3 new world-class warships commissioned together, shoring up 'nuke retaliation, S.China Sea security, island seizing' Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- President Xi Jinping commissioned three main battle warships into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Friday, the service's 72nd founding anniversary, with analysts saying on Saturday that the unprecedented, concentrated warship commissioning represents the rapid development of the PLA Navy and Chinese shipbuilding industry amid the grave military struggle pressure China is facing.
• Xi attends commissioning of 3 naval vessels, signaling 'China's determination to manage S.China Sea' Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the commissioning ceremony of three naval vessels, the Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan.
• Xi attends commissioning of Chinese naval vessels PLA Daily 24 Apr 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the commissioning ceremony of three naval vessels, the Changzheng-18, the Dalian, and the Hainan.
• Chinese developed flagship anti-stealth radar's key performances superior to foreign counterparts: top radar scientist Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- The development of China's radar equipment is on par with the most advanced level in the world, and the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could bring important changes to the radar industry in the future, as their applications could significantly enhance operational efficiency of radar systems, a top Chinese scientist in the radar industry said.
• EXERCISE VARUNA – 2021 India PIB 24 Apr 2021 -- The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise 'VARUNA-2021' is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25th to 27th April 2021.
• Hope fades for missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen dwindles Press TV 24 Apr 2021 -- Hopes of rescuing 53 crew members of a missing Indonesian submarine off the waters of the nation's Bali Island are fading as its oxygen reserves are believed to have run out amid increasing search efforts to retrieve the stricken vessel.

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Other Conflicts

• Statement by President Joe Biden on Armenian Remembrance Day The White House 24 Apr 2021
• Biden Recognizes WWI-Era Killings Of Armenians As Genocide RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has formally recognized the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide, in a declaration that has infuriated Turkey.
• Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide a Century Ago VOA 24 Apr 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden recognized Saturday the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
• No: 160, 24 April 2021, Press Release on 24 April Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Apr 2021 -- "We reject and denounce in the strongest terms the statement of the President of the US regarding the events of 1915 made under the pressure of radical Armenian circles and anti-Turkey groups on 24 April."
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards Says Three Alleged 'Terrorists' Killed In Southeast RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on April 24 that they had dismantled a "terrorist" cell linked to the Islamic republic's enemies and killed three of its members in the country's southeast.
• IRGC kills terrorists in southeastern Iran IRNA 24 Apr 2021 -- The Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) got involved in fighting with a terrorist group killing three of its members in southeastern Iran.
• IRGC destroys terrorist team in southeast Iran, confiscates weapons, ammunition Press TV 24 Apr 2021 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have destroyed a team of terrorists in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

News Reports

• Coup Plots, Poison, Hacking, Sabotage: What Is The GRU's Unit 29155? RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- On March 20, 2012, a decree signed by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was published by the Russian government. The decree set out a system of payments to military servicemen "for special achievements in the service."
• Putin signs decree on countermeasures against 'unfriendly' countries Press TV 24 Apr 2021 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on countermeasures against countries that take "unfriendly" actions towards Russia as a diplomatic row escalates between Moscow and some European states.
• EU 'Rejects' Russian Labeling Of Meduza Media Outlet As 'Foreign Agent' RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- The European Union has dismissed Russian authorities' labeling of Latvia-based independent news outlet Meduza as a "foreign agent" and urged Moscow to end its "systematic infringement" of basic rights and freedoms for the political opposition and other Russians.
• China's Mars rover named after fire god, to ignite interplanetary exploration enthusiasm Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- China unveiled the highly anticipated name of the country's first Mars rover - Zhurong - at the opening ceremony for this year's Space Day of China activities centered in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province.
• China reveals moon station plan with Russia, openness on Space Day Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- In the latest show of China's consistent open-mindedness in the space sector, China National Space Administration and its Russian counterpart issued a joint declaration on cooperation in the creation of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), with the two sides emphasizing the facility is open to all international partners interested in cooperation, the CNSA disclosed to the Global Times on Saturday, which marked the Space Day of China 2021.
• China, Russia emphasize international cooperation in establishing Lunar station with joint declaration Global Times 24 Apr 2021 -- In the latest show of China's consistent open-mindedness in the space sector, China National Space Administration and its Russian counterpart issued a joint declaration on cooperation in the creation of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), with the two sides emphasizing the facility is open to all international partners interested in cooperation, the CNSA disclosed to the Global Times on Saturday, which marked the Space Day of China 2021.
• New Chinese Decree Tells Religious Leaders to 'Support the Communist Party' VOA 24 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese government is implementing a new decree on May 1 that will require all religious leaders to "follow the lead of and support the Communist Party."
• US-Japan Statement Raises Issue of Taiwan Defense Against China VOA 24 Apr 2021 -- A joint statement by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from their recent meeting at the White House has left officials and analysts in Taiwan wondering how far Japan might be willing to go to help defend the island against an attack from China.
• North Korea Says it Won't Make Chinese Wigs and False Eyelashes Once Trade Resumes Radio Free Asia 24 Apr 2021 -- Chinese wig and false eyelash companies that outsource manufacturing to North Korea will have to look elsewhere after authorities declared that the country's companies would not be accepting manufacturing orders because young student laborers had been deployed in other jobs, sources in China told RFA.
• Iranian TV Says Attacked Oil Tanker Was Iranian RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- Iran's Al-Alam television said an oil tanker that was reportedly attacked on April 24 near Baniyas in Syria was one of three Iranian tankers that arrived recently at the oil terminal.
• ASEAN reaches consensus on ending Myanmar crisis Press TV 24 Apr 2021 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made an agreement with Myanmar's coup leader on a plan to end the crisis in the country.
• ASEAN Leaders Meet, Call for Immediate Stop to Violence in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 24 Apr 2021 -- Southeast Asian leaders called for an "immediate cessation" to killings in Myanmar and the opening of ASEAN-brokered talks between its military regime and parallel civilian government, as they and the Burmese junta chief met in Jakarta for an emergency summit Saturday on that country's post-coup strife.
• Pan-Southeast Asian Agreement Aims to Stop Spillover of Myanmar Violence VOA 24 Apr 2021 -- Saturday's strongly worded call from a bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations for an end to post-coup violence in Myanmar moves the region a step away from unrest infecting other countries and a step toward peacemaking, analysts say.
• Lukashenka Said Ready To Sign Contingency Decree On Presidential Powers RFE/RL 24 Apr 2021 -- Belarusian state media say Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said he will sign a decree that would vest presidential powers in the country's Security Council if he is unable to function as president.