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Biden said about the surprise of the rapid collapse of the Afghan army
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.
Biden allowed the presence of the US military in Afghanistan after August 31
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.
Veteran of the" Pennant " Popov: it would not be difficult for the unit to perform tasks in the United States unnoticed
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.
In Ukraine, they proposed to build missiles for "war on foreign territory"
Ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Ivan Zayets said during the round table that Ukraine needs to build missiles for "war on foreign territory". The broadcast on August 18 was conducted by Ukrinform on its YouTube channel.
Ex-Pentagon chief called Trump's deal with the Taliban a "trick"
The administration of US President Donald Trump never planned to completely withdraw the American contingent from Afghanistan. On August 18, the Defense One edition writes about this, citing the words of the former acting US Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller.
The Taliban's opponents in Afghanistan are asking the US and the West to supply them with weapons - The Washington Post
Opponents of the Taliban (the Taliban is a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) have asked the United States and the West to supply weapons and equipment to fight against the Taliban movement that has seized power in the country.
The Afghan resistance asked the West to help with weapons
The resistance fighters of the Panjshir province, which is not controlled by the Taliban, have asked Western countries to help them with weapons. This is stated in a statement by their leader Ahmad Masood, published on August 18 in The Washington Post.
The United States will frighten its enemies
The United States should identify such advanced technologies that would frighten the enemies of the United States, the statement of the Minister of the Air Force (Air Force) of the country Frank Kendall reports to Defense News.
In China, the development of the Russian Navy was called a "terrible signal" to the West
Russia is rapidly developing its navy, and recently there has been a special activity in this area. Thus, the country sends a signal of its determination to protect its interests in the world's oceans in the presence of serious threats from the West, the author of the Chinese edition of Xinhua believes.
The threat of terrorism to the United States is much higher from Syria, East Africa, than from Afghanistan-Biden
The US does not have a military presence in Syria that would guarantee security
Terrorist threats from Syria or East Africa are more serious for the United States than from Afghanistan, American President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC.
Russia has expressed its readiness to provide aviation for the export of Afghans to other countries
Russia is ready to provide its civil aviation for the export of any number of Afghans from Afghanistan to other countries. This was announced on Thursday, August 19, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
Russia may be preparing to test the Burevestnik missile - CNN
Russia may be going to test a cruise missile with a nuclear power plant "Burevestnik", CNN reported on Thursday, citing experts who studied satellite images.
The American general warned about the missile threat from Russia
The American general, the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, Glen Vanherk, warned about weapons capable of hitting the United States from the territory of Russia. According to him, Moscow has a military arsenal on a par with the American one. His words are quoted by the Express edition.
Zelensky said that membership in NATO will provide Ukraine with protection from the offensive of the Russian Federation-mass media
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called for removing uncertainty about Ukraine's accession to NATO, said that NATO membership would provide Kiev with protection from a new Russian offensive, The Washington Post writes, citing an interview with the head of state.
Who is capable of defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan
The triumphant victory of the Taliban only seems final. Right now, several military and political leaders of Afghanistan are gathering their forces to fight the Taliban. Who are these people, what regions and resources are behind them – and do they have a chance to defeat the religious fanatics who entered Kabul so easily?
Russian inspectors visited military facilities in Lithuania and Cyprus
On Tuesday, August 17, a group of inspectors from Russia visited one of the military facilities in Lithuania. The head of the Russian National Center for Reducing Nuclear Danger, Sergey Ryzhkov, explained that such business trips are organized to check information about the military forces and plans for the deployment of major weapons systems and military equipment. Such international control is provided for in the Vienna Document of 2011 on Confidence-and Security-building Measures.
The American general called Russia the main military threat to the United States
Russia poses the main military threat to the United States, this opinion was expressed on Tuesday, August 17, by the head of the Northern Command of the United States Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk.
A NATO general described Russia's seizure of a third of Poland
Russian modernized tanks have advantages over the outdated Polish T-72 and PT-91 Twardy, director of the Institute of Military Strategy of the Academy of Martial Arts, Lieutenant General Bohuslav Samol, who headed the command of the NATO multinational corps "North-East"in 2012-2015, admitted in an interview with Defence24.
The United States and Canada have agreed on steps to modernize aerospace defense
The United States and Canada have agreed on concrete steps to modernize the Joint Aerospace Defense Command of North America (NORAD). This is stated in a joint statement of the defense ministers of the two countries.
Another philosophy: a Polish general explained the superiority of Russian tanks
Lieutenant General of the Polish Armed Forces Bohuslav Samol compared NATO and Russian tanks
The Defence24 edition interviewed the Polish Lieutenant General Bohuslav Samol. The reason for the conversation was Poland's plans to purchase a large batch of Abrams tanks.
