The US plans to continue financial support for Afghan forces
NATO Looking to Support the Afghan Military After Withdrawal
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Iran Says US Is ‘Serious’ About Reviving Nuclear Deal But Has Yet to Offer Enough Sanctions Relief
A US official said the Iranians have made ‘unrealistic demands’
US Blames Houthis for Lack of Progress Towards Ceasefire in Yemen
The Houthis are calling for the blockade to be lifted
NATO Consolidates European Union as Junior Military Partner
In the last two days the NATO homepage has reported on General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană separately addressing European Union officials on defense cooperation. That is, on the military integration of the two Brussels-based...
Afghanistan: Nearly 1,600 Child Casualties in Airstrikes Over Past Five Years
Trump loosened the rules of engagement in Afghanistan
Ukraine Confirms Pentagon Considers Providing Patriot, Javelin Missiles
Today the Ukrainian press reports that during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the nation yesterday he vowed Washington would give heed to Kiev’s request for additional weapons for the war in the Donbass and for a potential conflict with its Russian...
NATO To Launch New European War Games Later This Month
As the 30,000-troop, 27-nation DEFENDER-Europe 21 exercise continues through to next month in Eastern Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will begin later this month. He specified that the exercise will “test...
US General Claims China Wants a Military Base on Africa’s Atlantic Coast
China has one overseas military base in Djibouti
Iraqi Shi’ite Militias Distance Themselves From Iran, Fearing Abandonment
Iraqi Shi’ite Militias Distance Themselves From Iran, Fearing Abandonment | Iran’s talks with Saudis raise prospects of rapprochement
Blinken: West Must Be ‘Very Careful’ About Chinese Investments
The Biden administration wants to counter China’s infrastructure projects
