Af/Pak & Other News (6/20/2021)

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Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want 'genuine Islamic system'

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-say-committed-afghan-peace-talks-want-genuine-islamic-system-2021-06-20/



Taliban Enter Key Cities in Afghanistan’s North After Swift Offensive

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/asia/afghanistan-kunduz-taliban.html



Taliban enters Kunduz City, seizes control of 16 districts

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/06/taliban-enters-kunduz-city-seizes-control-of-17-districts.php



As Afghanistan war nears end, details emerge on how Predator drone revolutionized warfare

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2021-06-20/drone-evolution-afghan-war



Pakistani, Turk Pilots to Size up Rafale Jets in Turkish Exercise

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29852/Pakistani__Turk_Pilots_to_Size_up_Rafale_Jets_in_Turkish_Exercise









IAF set to deploy Rafales in Hasimara for eastern front with China

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iaf-set-to-deploy-rafales-in-hasimara-for-eastern-front-with-china/articleshow/83699361.cms



India Accepts The 20th Century

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20210620.aspx



Indian Navy on high alert for new China threat – Beijing military takeover Sri Lankan port

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1452166/india-news-china-navy-indian-ocean-conflict-sri-lanka-port-ww3-vn



Sea trials of INS Vikrant delayed by COVID-19

http://alert5.com/2021/06/20/sea-trials-of-ins-vikrant-delayed-by-covid-19/









Iran’s only nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/20/irans-only-nuclear-power-plant-undergoes-emergency-shutdown









Rocket Falls Near Iraqi Base Housing US Troops, No One Hurt

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/20/rocket-falls-near-iraqi-base-housing-us-troops-no-one-hurt.html



As ISIS presence dwindles, U.S. troops in Iraq face other threats

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/as-isis-presence-dwindles-u-s-troops-in-iraq-face-other-threats









Saudi-led coalition destroys drone fired by Yemen's Houthis, state TV

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-destroys-drone-fired-by-yemens-houthis-state-tv-2021-06-20/



Yemeni officials say battle for key city intensifies

https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-middle-east-yemen-204c98ce12e278c682582eb4a5b2f661




Turkish defense company says drone unable to go rogue in Libya

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense/Turkish-defense-company-says-drone-unable-to-go-rogue-in-Libya



Turkey’s 1.9 Kilogram Loitering Munition, Alpagu Hits Target in Test

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29851/Turkey___s_1_9_Kilogram_Loitering_Munition__Alpagu_Hits_Target_in_Test



Watch Turkey’s anti-ship missile Atmaca Sink a Ship in Final Test

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/06/sinkex-watch-turkeys-anti-ship-missile-atmaca-sink-a-ship-in-final-test/









Libya's Haftar closes border with Algeria

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-haftar-closes-border-with-algeria-2021-06-20/



Libya: Military movements banned after Haftar’s border takeover

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/20/libya-haftars-lna-says-it-seized-control-of-border-with-algeria









Soviets Once Denied a Deadly Anthrax Lab Leak. U.S. Scientists Backed the Story.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/europe/coronavirus-lab-anthrax.html









A Battle Joined: North Korean Totalitarianism Versus South Korean K-Pop

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/battle-joined-north-korean-totalitarianism-versus-south-korean-k-pop-188020










That Pentagon UFO report arrives this week: Everything you need to know

https://www.cnet.com/news/that-pentagon-ufo-report-arrives-this-week-everything-you-need-to-know/



The UFO report won’t change minds. But maybe it should

https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/opinion/2021/06/20/rather-than-label-beliefs-ufo-enthusiasts-false-prefer-say-much-id-like-them-right-im-not-persuaded/7693432002/



One killed, one seriously injured after crash of T-28B Trojan belonging to The Flying Bulls

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/one-killed-one-seriously-injured-after-crash-of-t-28b-trojan-belonging-to-the-flying-bulls/



The future of drone warfare

https://theweek.com/politics/1001660/the-future-of-drone-warfare



Boeing to use anti-jamming system from Israel’s Elbit in F-15s

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-use-anti-jamming-system-israels-elbit-f-15s-2021-06-20/