Former US President Donald Trump on Monday, August 30, said that the United States should respond with "unequivocal military force" if the Taliban movement (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation) refuses to return military equipment that was left in Afghanistan. This is reported by The Hill newspaper with reference to the statement of the former leader of the country.

The first pictures of abandoned American planes that were inherited by representatives of the Taliban appeared (movement is prohibited in Russia). Business Insider published photos of cargo planes of the Afghan Air Force at the Kabul airport on Tuesday, August 31.

The American army left huge trophies at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. We are talking about dozens of units of armored vehicles, various aircraft and anti-aircraft systems.

The US Special Representative for Reconciliation in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said that the Afghans ' independent choice of their future can put an end to the war in the country.

After the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the United States will continue its diplomatic activities there using the capabilities of its consulate in the Qatari capital Doha, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

The Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation), which came to power in Afghanistan, must fulfill its obligations so that their regime is recognized as legitimate, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

All foreign military personnel have left the territory of Afghanistan, now the state is completely under the control of the Taliban movement (recognized as a terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation), the official representative of the Taliban Politburo, Mohammad Naim, said on August 31.

Russia abstained from voting on the UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Afghanistan, as its authors ignored Moscow's fundamental concerns.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that it is unacceptable to turn Afghanistan into a territory of flourishing terrorism and drug trafficking after the withdrawal of American troops from there.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that a critical situation is developing in Afghanistan. "The situation in this country is critical. People are trying to escape from there even at the cost of their own lives," Shoigu said on a conference call on Tuesday.

On August 27, 2021, the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) issued an updated additional contract to the Swedish group Saab AB in the amount of 5.2 billion kronor (about $ 600 million) for the continuation of the construction and completion of the project of two non-nuclear submarines Blekinge and Skåne being built for the Swedish Navy at the Saab Kockumsvarvet shipbuilding enterprise in Karlskrona for the new project A26.

The Japanese surface robot developed by Japan Marine United has been put to the test. According to Naval News, it will be placed on a new generation frigate of the Mogami class. The device will work in tandem with the OZZ-5 underwater robot and neutralize mines.

Russia has created underwater drones designed to track enemy submarines. The devices are already being tested. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an unnamed representative of the Central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment (CCB MT) "Rubin".

The concept of block-modular construction of nuclear submarines has been approved at Sevmash (part of USC). The concept is aimed at the development of integrated production preparation, which ensures the formation of an effective innovative infrastructure of the enterprise and changes in design approaches in design bureaus.

The ships of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea in early September, after the completion of the Sea Cup competition, the head of the Russian delegation of the Deputy Commander of the Caspian Flotilla, Rear Admiral Sergei Ekimov, told reporters on Tuesday.

The Pacific Fleet corvettes "Loud" and "Perfect" successfully carried out anti-aircraft missile firing in the Sea of Japan, hitting cruise missiles of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Tuesday.

The crews of the large amphibious assault ships (BDK) of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) "Saratov" and "Caesar Kunikov" were involved in a tactical and special lesson with the units of the Marine Corps on the organization of loading of military equipment and personnel.

The small rocket ship began the return transition to the place of permanent basing The

small rocket ship "Sovetsk"of the Baltic Fleet (BF) performed a combat training launch of the Kalibr-NK cruise missile from the White Sea. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the BF.

The Russian robot "Marker" as part of the control tests independently passed 100 kilometers, patrolling the borders of the settlement, at the same time another robot was training to release a swarm of drones, the press service of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI) told RIA Novosti.

The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino Lopez, visited the 11th Armored Brigade (Fort Mara, Zulia State), where he got acquainted with the results of the work carried out on the modernization of 155/23-mm M-14A1 howitzers and the repair of AMX-13C90 light tanks.