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• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby and Major General Hank Taylor, Deputy Director of the Joint Staff For Regional Operations Press Briefing DoD 28 Aug 2021 -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby; Major General Hank Taylor, Deputy Director of the Joint Staff For Regional Operations, J-35
• 'Over-the Horizon' Air Strike Kills 2 High-Profile ISIS-K Targets DoD News 28 Aug 2021 -- The U.S. military conducted an unmanned drone strike in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan — to the east of Kabul — which killed two ISIS-K individuals who were known to be responsible for planning and facilitation activities within the organization, the Pentagon's joint staff deputy director for regional operations said.
• Final British Flight For Afghans Departs Kabul; Ambassador Says Those Left Behind 'Not Forgotten' RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Aug 2021 -- The British military has ended its evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan, bringing a close to an operation that airlifted almost 15,000 Afghan and British citizens in the two weeks since the Taliban took control.
• U.S. Air Strike Hits Islamic State As NATO Allies End Evacuations From Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Aug 2021 -- A U.S. air strike targeted an Islamic State (IS) member in eastern Afghanistan on August 28 in retaliation for a deadly bombing outside Kabul airport amid a frantic evacuation of Afghan civilians.
• German FM Promises Aid To Afghanistan's Neighbors At Start Of Trip To Region RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Aug 2021 -- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas promised aid for countries bordering Afghanistan as he set out on a four-day trip to Central Asia and the Middle East with the situation in Afghanistan and further evacuations of at-risk Afghans on the agenda.
• UN Security Council condemns attacks near int'l airport in Kabul People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the attacks near the Kabul airport on Thursday with dozens of civilians and military personnel killed and injured.
• Kremlin condemns terror attacks in Kabul People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- The Kremlin on Friday "strongly condemned" the terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday that have killed more than 100 people.
• Taliban Agreement to Let Afghans Leave Is 'Positive,' US Says VOA 28 Aug 2021 -- The United States on Saturday hailed the Taliban's commitment that no one will be prevented from traveling out of Afghanistan after August 31, the deadline President Joe Biden has set for all U.S. and NATO troops to exit the country.
• Afghanistan Human Rights Violations Surge Since Taliban Takeover VOA 28 Aug 2021 -- U.N. and private aid agencies say human rights violations have been surging in Afghanistan since Taliban militants seized control of the country.
• Statement by President Joe Biden on the Evacuation Mission in Kabul The White House 28 Aug 2021
• US forces blow up CIA's 'Eagle Base' in Kabul: Report Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- The US military has destroyed the final Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) base in Kabul, as it is preparing to leave Afghanistan after implementing a policy of death and destruction in the country for twenty years.
• Pentagon: Two 'high-profile' Daesh targets killed in strike Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- The Pentagon has said that the US military strike killed two "high-profile" Daesh targets and injured another, describing the two targets as "planners and facilitators," of Thursday's deadly bombing at the Kabul airport.
• UK left hundreds of Afghans behind as last civilian flight departed from Kabul Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- Britain admits it has left behind hundreds of desperate people trying to leave the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, as the UK civilian evacuation effort came to an end in the capital Kabul.
• US says conducted drone strike on Daesh after deadly Kabul attack Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- The US military says it has carried out a drone strike against a Daesh "planner", a day after a bombing attack claimed by the terrorist group killed 13 American troops and scores of Afghan civilians at Kabul airport.
• US warns citizens to 'immediately' leave Kabul airport Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- The US Embassy in Kabul has warned Americans, who are looking to be evacuated out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, to avoid travelling to the Kabul airport and asked them to "immediately leave" the gates.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy Celebrates Commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792) US Navy 28 Aug 2021 -- The Navy celebrated the commissioning of USS Vermont (SSN 792), the first Block IV Virginia-class submarine to enter service, Saturday, Aug. 28, at Naval Submarine Base New London.
• USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Yokosuka US Navy 28 Aug 2021 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 28 for a scheduled port visit. The Carl Vinson is homeported in San Diego, Ca., and departed Aug. 2 in support of global maritime security operations.
• Pentagon: China will soon surpass Russia as top nuclear threat Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- A senior US military official says China will soon surpass Russia as the top nuclear threat to the United States, warning that the two nuclear powers have no mechanisms to avoid miscommunication.
• PLA sends warships and fighters to conduct joint patrol and training in East China Sea PLA Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- On August 27, the Eastern Theater Command (ETC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent forces from multiple services including warships, fighter bombers and fighter jets to conduct a joint alert patrol in the sea and airspace over the East China Sea and also to carry out drills on joint air-sea assault and so on, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA ETC, in a written statement on Saturday.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicates to the Nation Indigeneously built Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Vigraha' India PIB 28 Aug 2021 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the Nation, indigenously built Coast Guard Ship 'Vigraha' in Chennai on August 28, 2021.
• Thirteen Dead, Nearly 100 Injured In Blasts At Kazakh Military Base RFE/RL 28 Aug 2021 -- Thirteen people were killed and nearly 100 injured in a series of blasts triggered by a fire at an arms depot on a military base in southern Kazakhstan, prompting the country's defense minister to offer his resignation.
• Reaffirm commitment to ban nuclear tests, UN chief says in message for International Day UN News 28 Aug 2021 -- Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to do so without delay.
• HMAS Perth Freedom of Entry Australia DOD 28 Aug 2021 -- Personnel from HMAS Perth (III) marched through the city streets this morning, exercising their right to Freedom of Entry to the city in a tradition that dates back to Medieval Times.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2021

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• Iraq Holds Regional Summit Attended By Iran, Saudi Arabia RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Aug 2021 -- Iraq is holding a regional summit aimed at reducing tensions in the Middle East and emphasizing the country's role as a mediator after decades of conflict.
• Iraq Hosts Summit of Top Regional States VOA 28 Aug 2021 -- Top Middle Eastern and European leaders discussed prospects for economic, political and security cooperation between Iraq and its neighbors Saturday, as they gathered in Baghdad for a summit.
• Statement by President Joe Biden on the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership The White House 28 Aug 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Iraqi President Barham Salih US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2021

News Reports

• Remarks by President Biden Before Virtual FEMA Briefing on Preparations for Hurricane Ida The White House 28 Aug 2021
• Readout of President Biden's Conversations with FEMA and National Hurricane Center The White House 28 Aug 2021
• In The Teeth Of A Crackdown, Russia's Opposition Candidates Fight To Stay In The Race RFE/RL 28 Aug 2021 -- Andrei Pivovarov is perhaps the most atypical candidate in Russia's already atypical election.
• PLA on alert, holds drills amid US Taiwan Straits transit of US warships Global Times 28 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) stayed on high alert and closely monitored two US warships as the latter sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Friday, with the PLA also holding multiple military exercises on both sides of the Straits on the same day.
• U.S. Navy, Coast Guard ships sail through Taiwan Strait, 8th transit under Biden CNA 28 Aug 2021 -- A U.S. Navy ship and a Coast Guard vessel sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, making the eighth transit under the Biden Administration after the president took office in January.
• China condemns US as warships transit Taiwan Straits PLA Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Sri Lanka's Defense authorities on Saturday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
• Iran calls US, Israeli threats 'illegal', warns of 'available options' in reprisal Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- Iran's top security official says threatening to use "other options" against Iran – the terminology commonly used to refer to military action – is an "illegal threat" to another country, giving Iran the right to resort to its own "available options" in response.
• Leader: US a 'predatory wolf', current government no different Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei says the current US administration is not different from the former government of president Donald Trump who abandoned an international nuclear deal and unleashed the most draconian sanctions on Iran.
• NY Times: Israel notified US ahead of Natanz act of sabotage Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- A new report says the Israeli regime gave the administration of US President Joe Biden a last-minute notice before an act of sabotage that caused a power outage at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility earlier this year.
• Iran's new FM reaffirms need for sustainable regional security at Baghdad Intl. Conference 'For Cooperation and Participation' Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- Iran's new foreign minister has reaffirmed the need for sustainable regional security with the participation of the countries of the region, stressing there will be no security as long as foreign countries interfered in the Middle East.
• Hezbollah official: Iran fuel imports will foil US plots against Lebanon Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- A senior official from the Hezbollah resistance movement says shipments of fuel from Iran to Lebanon in order to help ease the country's energy crisis will thwart all plots that the United States has crafted in this regard.