The year after Afghanistan: what changed Joe Biden's biggest foreign policy defeat

A year ago, the United States withdrew troops from Afghanistan. This decision radically changed the balance of power in world geopolitics, writes Evropeyska Pravda. The results of the twenty-year military campaign had an impact on the situation in Ukraine.

The United States should pay for its own mistakes, and not try to shift them to others. This statement was made by Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia, commenting on the accusation of the US representative that Russia and China allegedly do not finance Afghanistan enough.

China demands that the United States stop selling arms to Taiwan and abandon military contacts with Taipei in order to avoid further escalation of tensions in the region.

The United States will continue to support Taiwan, despite China's position, and Washington plans to deliver a new batch of weapons worth over $ 1 billion to the island. The White House is already preparing a corresponding appeal to Congress for permission.

The Spanish Defense Ministry still has not decided what to do with the 13 VTA A-400M aircraft, which it should receive starting in 2025, but does not intend to adopt.

The American army structure APNT/Space CFT announced the suspension of the program of operation of autonomous UAVs of the "Zephyr" series until at least 2023. The reason was the unexpected and mysterious catastrophe of the most successful Zephyr 8 device. No details were disclosed, but the military is clearly dejected – this UAV has already managed to set a series of world records and has proven itself from the best side.

The Russian company "Remdiesel", which is the developer and manufacturer of a whole line of armored vehicles for the Russian army, has dramatically increased the volume of production of the new armored car Z-STS "Akhmat". The armored car was developed as part of a special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine.

The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Morocco as part of the Foreign Military Sales program of ground command and combat control systems, as well as equipment related to the contract.

The company "Sea Wave Energy Ltd" promises to reduce the cost of generating energy on its wave generator "Waveline Magnet" to an incredibly low level of $0.01/kWh. This is 80 times less than the accepted estimate for this generation method according to the LCoE formula, and the lowest cost indicator for generating energy from any sources known to mankind. But there is a small nuance – for a dozen years of work, Sea Wave Energy Ltd has not built or sold a single full-fledged wave power plant.

Researchers from the Swiss Institute of Solar Technologies gathered a team of scientists from seven European countries and received funding from the Horizon Europe Foundation to develop a promising aluminum energy storage project.

As part of the Army 2022 exhibition in Russia, a model is presented that looks like a new elegant submarine concept. The structure, known as the Arcturus Project, is seen in photographs from the exhibition hall paired with an uninhabited large-displacement underwater vehicle called Surrogate-B.

"What a shame!": a new British aircraft carrier worth 3 billion pounds once again broke down on its way to the USA

The British aircraft carrier Prince of Wales broke down on the first day of the planned four-month route to the United States, the Daily Express reports. Readers of the publication are ironic about the unenviable abilities of British designers and the military.

More than two million people became guests of the VIII Army International Games, the closing ceremony of which took place on August 27 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in the Moscow region.

Ministry of Defense: the Vostok-2022 exercises are not directed against specific states and blocs

The Vostok-2022 exercises are defensive in nature and are not directed against specific states and military alliances, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said during a briefing for foreign military attaches.

Deputy Patrushev Grebenkin: "pacifist" organizations receive money from abroad

Destructive, pseudo-pacifist organizations operating in Russia and condemning the policy of the country's authorities have received more than four billion rubles from the United States and its allies since the beginning of 2022, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.

The Russian military destroyed the base of Ukrainian nationalists in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where shells for American M777 howitzers and multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) HIMARS were stored. On August 29, Izvestia had a video of strikes on militant positions at its disposal.

Military expert Vladimir Evseev and military political scientist Oleg Glazunov on the air of Sputnik radio shared their opinion about what the aircrew of the Ukrainian air Force is like.

According to the agency interlocutor, this also applies to other Afghans who served in special forces units

The Pentagon has engaged in recruiting former Afghan pilots of combat training aircraft, after a training course in California, they will be transferred through Poland to Ukraine. A military-diplomatic source told TASS on Monday.

The United States decided to recruit Afghan pilots with experience piloting Soviet equipment to be sent to the ranks of the Ukrainian Air Force. Their training has already begun in California. How many specialists can we talk about, what is their combat level and how can such a move by the Pentagon affect the course of the Russian special operation in Ukraine?

Colonel-General Gromov explained why the pilots from Afghanistan will not solve the problems of Ukraine

Military pilots of the Afghan Air Force who fled to the United States are being urged to retrain under the fighter program and go to fight in the skies of Ukraine. This was reported by a number of Russian news agencies with reference to an anonymous source. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what could come of it.