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• U.S. Offers Payments, Relocation To Relatives Of Afghans Killed In Drone Strike RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. Defense Department says it is has offered to pay compensation to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in a drone strike in August during the final phase of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment US Navy 16 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 16, following a five-month deployment across 5th and 7th Fleet.
• Renewed Greek-US Defense Pact Expected to Roil Turkey VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- Greece is lauding a renewed defense pact with the United States as a "resounding vote of confidence" from Washington to Athens. The deal is seen by Greece as an added swipe against its age-old foe -- but NATO ally -- Turkey, in a long-running dispute over sea and air rights in the Aegean, eastern Mediterranean and beyond.
• MH-60R FLYING RESTRICTIONS LIFTED Australia DOD 16 Oct 2021 -- The Royal Australian Navy has lifted temporary restrictions on MH-60R flying operations.
• INDO-SRI LANKA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE 'MITRA SHAKTI' CULMINATES IN AMPARA (SRI LANKA) India PIB 16 Oct 2021 -- The 8th Edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI which was conducted from 04 - 16 October 2021, culminated at Combat Training School, Ampara today.
• INDO-US JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE "EX YUDH ABHYAS" COMMENCES AT JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, ALASKA (USA) India PIB 16 Oct 2021 -- The 17th Edition of Indo – US joint training exercise "EX YUDH ABHYAS 21" commenced at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) on 15 October 2021 with an opening ceremony that saw the unfurling of the National Flags of both countries amidst playing of the National anthems, "Jana Gana Mana" and "The Star Spangled Banner".
• IRGC naval forces to be armed with 2,000-km-range cruise missiles in near future: Cmdr. Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says the naval units of his forces will be armed with cruise missiles with an operational range of up to 2,000 kilometers and capable of targeting moving vessels in the near future.
• Iran Navy fends off pirate attack on Iranian oil tanker in Gulf of Aden Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- An Iranian warship has successfully thwarted a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden following a heavy exchange of fire.

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• Funerals Held For Victims Of Kandahar Mosque Bombing Claimed By IS-K RFE/RL Gandhara 16 Oct 2021 -- A mass funeral was held in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on October 16 for some of more than 40 people killed the previous day when suicide bombers attacked a crowded Shi'ite mosque during Friday Prayers.
• Iran warns of divisive plots by Islamic ummah's enemies in Afghanistan ISNA 16 Oct 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned terrorist attack at the Fatemieh Mosque in Kandahar.
• Taliban say special forces to provide security for Shia mosques Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban say their forces will be tasked with providing security at Shia mosques in in the southern city of Kandahar, in the wake of a "brutal attack" on Friday prayers, which killed at least 60 worshippers.
• Funerals Held for Victims of Afghanistan Mosque Bombing VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- Funeral services were held Saturday for victims of Friday's suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar that killed at least 47 people and wounded more than 70.
• US Dismisses Taliban Claims About Chinese Investment in Afghanistan VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- U.S. officials and independent analysts reacted skeptically Friday to a Taliban claim that China is ready to invest billions of dollars in Afghanistan.
• Pakistan Opens Air Route to Facilitate Afghan Transit Trade VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- Pakistan has opened its air trade route for the first time to commercial cargo destined to landlocked Afghanistan to help its war-torn neighbor's Taliban government deal with a deepening economic crisis.
• Yemen's Ansarullah vows ultimate battle amid new advances in Ma'rib Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- A high-ranking member of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement says military operations by Yemeni army troops and fighters from allied Popular Committees will continue until Saudi forces and their Takfiri mercenaries fully withdraw from the Arab country.
• Condemning the Houthis' Disregard for Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Access in Abdiya, Yemen US Dept. of State 16 Oct 2021 -- "The United States condemns the Houthi escalation around Marib, which demonstrates a flagrant disregard for the safety of civilians."
• Thousands Trapped in Yemen's Marib as Fighting Escalates VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- The United Nations is calling for a cease-fire in the key Yemeni city of Marib to allow civilians wounded in fighting to receive emergency medical care.
• Turkey's Erdogan threatens fresh military campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch a new military campaign on the Syrian soil after a rocket attack blamed on Kurdish militants killed two Turkish special force police in northern Syria.
• Syria Accuses Israel of Killing Head of Cabinet's Golan Affairs Office - Reports Sputnik 16 Oct 2021 -- The Syrian government has accused the Israeli military of shooting dead Midhat Saleh al-Saleh, the head of the office of the occupied Syrian Golan affairs at the Syrian cabinet, the state-run SANA news agency reports.
• UK provides almost £30 million to humanitarian catastrophe in northern Ethiopia UK FCDO 16 Oct 2021 -- UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford, announces an additional £29m of humanitarian aid for northern Ethiopia on World Food Day 2021.
• 28 killed in India-controlled Kashmir over 2 weeks of violence: Report Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- At least 28 people, including nine civilians, have reportedly been gunned down over the past two weeks during a fresh surge in violence and a government crackdown in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
• Ceasefire in Central African Republic a 'critical step': UN chief UN News 16 Oct 2021 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic (CAR), his spokesperson said in a statement issued on Saturday.

News Reports

• Ransomware attacks cost US $590 million in 2021 Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- The US Treasury Department has reported more than half a billion dollars was paid by victims of ransomware cyber-attacks in the first six months of 2021.
• NASA Launches Craft to Explore Jupiter's Asteroids VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. space agency, NASA, launched a craft Saturday to boldly go to a part of space never visited before — the asteroids of Jupiter.
• Russia Reports Record Domestic Gas Consumption Amid Europe's Supply Shortages Sputnik 16 Oct 2021 -- Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas link with Germany is only a permit away from supplying extra gas to fuel-strapped Europe, the Russian ambassador to the UK said in an interview with the BBC.
• China launches its longest-ever crewed mission for space station construction PLA Daily 16 Oct 2021 -- China on Saturday launched the crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, sending three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a six-month mission.
• WMA approves resolution to support Taiwan's participation in WHA CNA 16 Oct 2021 -- The World Medical Association (WMA) has passed a resolution supporting Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Health Assembly (WHA) while rejecting a counter motion proposed by China.
• US, Canadian warships presence in Taiwan Straits won't deter China's momentum to maintain natl unity: experts Global Times 16 Oct 2021 -- The US military may have reportedly for the first time in recent years allied with warships of other countries to transit the Taiwan Straits as it explores ways to flex its military muscles in fresh provocations in the region amid the tense Straits situation. Chinese experts said on Saturday that the reported move showed US incapability to contain China and that its efforts to rally allies to deter China's momentum of growing strength to maintain national unity are futile.
• Former Iranian Central Bank Chief Handed 10-Year Prison Sentence RFE/RL 16 Oct 2021 -- A court in Iran sentence the former governor of the country's central bank to 10 years in prison for violating Iran's currency system, a judiciary spokesperson said on October 16.
• EX-Iranian chief banker sentenced to 10 years over mismanagement Press TV 16 Oct 2021 -- A former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies along with other government officials have been given long prison sentences over a case related to turbulences in the country's foreign currency market beginning 2016.
• Killing of UK Lawmaker Shocks Nation; Security Reviews Ordered VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- Britain's interior minister has ordered an immediate review of the security arrangements for the country's lawmakers following the slaying Friday of Conservative Member of Parliament David Amess, who was stabbed multiple times in a suspected Islamist terror attack while meeting with constituents east of London.
• The U.S. Government Supports the Cuban People's Ability to Demonstrate US Dept. of State 16 Oct 2021 -- The United States strongly condemns the Cuban regime's decision to deny permission for peaceful protests to take place on November 15.
• Uzbekistan Looks To Rent Russian Farmland To Quell Wheat Shortage RFE/RL 16 Oct 2021 -- As one of the top wheat importers in the world, Uzbekistan might have found an answer to some of its agricultural shortages by renting farmland in Russia.
• Singapore's New Powerful 'Foreign Interference' Law Stirs Fears of Abuse VOA 16 Oct 2021 -- Singapore's Parliament earlier this month passed legislation giving the government sweeping new powers to fend off foreign meddling in domestic affairs but which many fear the long-ruling People's Action Party will abuse to smother dissent at home.