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After the flight of the government forces of Afghanistan, the militants of the radical Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) seized a part of the military equipment of the United States as trophies. This is reported by the Reuters news agency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin's press service reported.

The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed twenty-two of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the provinces of Damascus and Homs earlier this week.

Ahmad Masood, who led the resistance forces in the only non-controlled radical movement "Taliban" (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in the Afghan province of Panjshir, is currently negotiating with the radicals, the publication Panjshir_Province reported on Saturday evening.

The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after a border police officer was seriously injured during riots in the area of the border security barrier, the Israeli army said in a statement.

Former US President Donald Trump said that the problems that America faced when withdrawing troops from Afghanistan were caused by the incompetence of President Joe Biden.

Advisor to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Ilnitsky noted that no matter how strong the AI is, "the final decision should remain with the person"

Projects involving the use of artificial intelligence technology require mandatory expertise of specialized law enforcement agencies, adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Ilnitsky said on Sunday at a conference within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

The Taliban Resistance Movement (an organization banned in the Russian Federation), which controls the Panjshir province, expresses its readiness for both a coalition with the Taliban and a war.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev continues to count on the supply of weapons from Germany. "We have applied to the German government regarding the supply of weapons (to Ukraine - IF) and received refusals in one form or another, because I would really like to, and we are really working - within the framework of exercises, within the framework of NATO exercises," Zelensky said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry takes an active offensive position, the potential of the domestic diplomatic service works very pragmatically, precisely in the national interests of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said.

A new type of war - mental-is becoming today the most important tool of interstate confrontation, adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Ilnitsky said at a conference on Sunday.

Problems related to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the life of mankind, including military aspects, will be discussed throughout the week of the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) "Army-2021", Natalia Kaspersky, CEO of the Info Watch Group of companies, said at the conference on Saturday.

The Forum is held from August 22 to 28

Problems related to the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the life of mankind, including military aspects, will be discussed throughout the week of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021". This was announced on Sunday at a conference within the framework of the forum by Natalia Kaspersky, CEO of the Info Watch Group of companies.

The evacuation of civilians carried out by the United States at the Kabul airport is likely to become the second largest operation of its kind in American history, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milley said on Wednesday.

There are no prerequisites for the entry of the Russian military contingent into Afghanistan, Russia will focus on political and diplomatic efforts, said the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.

The US Army has named its promising hypersonic missile Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), capable of hitting Moscow from London, Dark Eagle ("Dark Eagle"), according to Popular Mechanics.

US President Joe Biden said that the agreement of his predecessor Donald Trump with representatives of the Taliban movement (recognized as a terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) helped to avoid attacks on the US military in Afghanistan.

US intelligence allowed the fall of the Afghan government towards the end of this year, but there was no consensus on this. At the same time, no one foresaw that the army of this country would collapse so soon, US President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, August 18.

The United States can maintain its military contingent in Afghanistan even after August 31, if by that time it will not be possible to evacuate all its citizens from the Islamic Republic, said the head of the White House Joe Biden.

It would not be difficult for the special purpose unit of the Soviet foreign intelligence "Vimpel" to carry out tasks on the territory of the United States unnoticed, Valery Popov, president of the Vimpel Veterans Association, told RIA Novosti in an interview.