Af/Pak & Other News (7/19/2021)

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No Do-Overs in Afghanistan: The U.S. Cannot Re-Enter Once It Leaves

https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-07-19/the-us-cannot-re-enter-afghanistan-once-it-leaves



The US steps up efforts to save Afghan allies amid Taliban offensive

https://www.vox.com/2021/7/18/22582355/operation-allies-refuge-afghanistan



Obama Pentagon official: Afghanistan troop withdrawal 'is not going to be a pretty picture'

https://news.yahoo.com/obama-pentagon-official-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-is-not-going-to-be-a-pretty-picture-121522621.html



Chaos in Afghanistan Threatens CPEC

https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/chaos-in-afghanistan-threatens-cpec/



Pakistan Divided Over Taliban Victories In Afghanistan

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-support-taliban-afghanistan/31366494.html



Pakistan rejects accusations by Kabul that it is providing the Taliban with ‘close air support'

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/pakistan-rejects-accusations-by-kabul-that-it-is-providing-the-taliban-with-close-air-support









The spyware is sold to governments to fight terrorism. In India, it was used to hack journalists and others.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/19/india-nso-pegasus/









Weapons: Iranian Boasts And Bluster

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20210719.aspx



OSINT Analysis Shows That Iran Launched A New Missile Boat

http://www.hisutton.com/OSINT-Update-Iran-Launches-New-Shahid-Soleimani-class-Missile-Boat.html









Iraq to Discuss Withdrawal of American Troops With U.S.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-18/iraq-to-discuss-withdrawal-of-american-troops-with-u-s



Iraqis protest to ‘end impunity’ as killings of activists go unpunished

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210719-iraqis-protest-to-end-impunity-as-killings-of-activists-go-unpunished









Israeli Spyware Maker Is in Spotlight Amid Reports of Wide Abuses

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/world/middleeast/israel-nso-pegasus-spyware.html









EU firms up plans for Libya military mission

https://euobserver.com/world/152474




Ethiopia's Tigray forces enter neighbouring Afar region, Afar says

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopias-tigray-forces-enter-neighbouring-afar-region-afar-says-2021-07-19/




Nigerian Fighter Jet Shot Down By Criminals, Pilot Survives

https://www.barrons.com/news/nigerian-fighter-jet-shot-down-by-criminals-pilot-survives-01626703508









Special Operations: Ukrainian Operators

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsf/articles/20210719.aspx



British Army Highlanders prepare for exercise Cossack Mace in Ukraine

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2021_global_security_army_industry/british_army_highlanders_prepare_for_exercise_cossack_mace_in_ukraine.html



Northern Fleet frigate test fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/07/northern-fleet-frigate-test-fires-tsirkon-hypersonic-missile



Russia’s New Fighter Breaks Cover—It’s Got ‘Stealth’ Written All Over It

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/07/18/russias-new-fighter-breaks-cover-its-got-stealth-written-all-over-it/



Russia’s MAKS prepares for take-off, amid Covid concerns

https://www.flightglobal.com/maks-2021/russias-maks-prepares-for-take-off-amid-covid-concerns/144428.article



Sprut-SDM1 amphibious light tank to undergo firing trials on Black Sea

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2021_global_security_army_industry/rostec_sprut-sdm1amphibious_light_tank_to_undergoes_firing_trials_on_black_sea.html



Super-fast sub "Golden Fish" lives on in North Russian Navy town

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/07/super-fast-sub-golden-fish-lives-north-russian-navy-town





Hungary: Politicians demand inquiry into alleged spying

https://apnews.com/article/technology-europe-hungary-5d42379b6ee15a4f309f4ae022c0f536




German armed forces enter the space battlefield

https://www.aerotime.aero/28391-german-armed-forces-enter-the-space-battlefield




Drone Swarms Give Royal Marines a Boost, in Groundbreaking Experimental Exercise

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/drone-swarms-give-royal-marines-a-boost-in-groundbreaking-experimental-exercise-165531.html



Two Iranian Warships Spotted Near English Channel

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/18/two-iranian-warships-spotted-near-english-channel



UK ‘very interested’ in hosting US Space Force radar station

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/17/uk-very-interested-in-hosting-us-space-force-radar-station



British Carrier Group to join anti-sub exercise in Pacific

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-carrier-group-to-join-anti-sub-exercise-in-pacific/









Post Nanggala Stocktake of Old Columbian Submarines

https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/07/post-nanggala-stocktake-of-old.html




Claude Joseph to Resign as Haitian Prime Minister 12 Days After Jovenel Moise's Assassination

https://www.newsweek.com/claude-joseph-resign-haitian-prime-minister-12-days-after-jovenel-moises-assassination-1611033









China developing new airbase in Shakche near Ladakh, India watching closely

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-china-eastern-ladakh-lac-standoff-pla-air-base-1830080-2021-07-19



Alit from China unveils LY-80N naval surface-to-air Missile Weapon System

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/10240-naval-news-july-2021-navy-forces-maritime-defense-industry/10443-alit-from-china-unveils-ly-80n-surface-to-air-missile-weapon-system.html



PLANAF J-11BH fighter seen using potentially new ECM pod

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/planaf-j-11bh-fighter-seen-using-potentially-new-ecm-pod



Video: Inside China’s Newest Type 052DL Destroyer, Suzhou 132

https://navalpost.com/china-type-052d-destroyer-suzhou-132/



China brings its navy drills closer to home to focus on core issue: Taiwan

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3141563/china-brings-its-navy-drills-closer-home-focus-core-issue





Military expert calls on Taiwan to bolster its drone defense capabilities

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4251885





Tokyo provides more details about JGDSF's new UH-2 helicopter

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tokyo-provides-more-details-about-jgdsfs-new-uh-2-helicopter



Stealth Fighters, Flattops And Island Bases—Japan Is Erecting A Wall Of Steel Across The East China Sea

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/07/19/stealth-fighters-flattops-and-island-bases-japan-is-erecting-a-wall-of-steel-across-the-east-china-sea/



Japanese court sentences two Americans to prison over Ghosn escape

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210719-japanese-court-sentences-two-americans-to-prison-over-ghosn-escape



Japan's ATLA reveals more details about next-gen OPV plans

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/japans-atla-reveals-more-details-about-next-gen-opv-plans





Australia: Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021: Large Missile Launchings

https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/07/exercise-talisman-sabre-2021-large.html










Biden Goes After China’s Cyber Attackers

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/07/biden-goes-after-chinas-cyber-attackers/183854/



NSA, CISA, and FBI detail Chinese State-Sponsored Actions, Mitigations

https://www.nsa.gov/News-Features/Feature-Stories/Article-View/Article/2698385/nsa-cisa-and-fbi-detail-chinese-state-sponsored-actions-mitigations/



The Information Technology Counter-Revolution: Cheap, Disposable, and Decentralized

https://warontherocks.com/2021/07/the-information-technology-counter-revolution-cheap-disposable-and-decentralized/



Republicans Try New Bill to Repay National Guard for Post-Riot Protection, Minus a Rapid Response Force

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/07/republicans-try-new-bill-repay-national-guard-post-riot-protection-minus-rapid-response-force/183845/



NRO Erects Buy American Barriers Against Allied Satellite Data

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/07/exclusive-nro-erects-buy-american-barriers-against-allied-satellite-data/



Blue Origin set for historic first human flight of its New Shepard system

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/blue-origin-set-for-historic-first-human-flight-of-its-new-shepard-system/



U.S. Navy Christens the 1st Ship in the T-AO Fleet Oiler Program

https://navalpost.com/u-s-navy-christens-the-1st-fleet-oiler/



USMC details two pathways for future Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle fleet

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/usmc-details-two-pathways-for-future-advanced-reconnaissance-vehicle-fleet



Raytheon moves to full-scale development on LRSO air-launched nuclear weapon to replace ALCM missile

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14207007/nuclear-weapon-airlaunched-missile



American naval drill with dozens of F-22s ‘may be aimed at next-gen Chinese bombers’

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3141710/china-us-tension-american-naval-drill-dozens-f-22s-may-be-aimed



The Navy Should Build ‘Battle Taxi’ Variants Of Columbia Class Subs To Carry Marine Commandos

https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2021/07/19/columbia-class-sub-design-can-do-far-more-than-just-dumb-deterrence/