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The President of the Russian Federation does not exclude attempts of direct expansion of terrorists from the territory of Afghanistan to the CIS countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that issues related to the terrorist threat from Afghanistan will be discussed at the CIS summit next Friday.

The radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia) considers NATO's "Afghan" policy a failure and calls on the alliance to focus on diplomacy now, the Ariana News portal reports, citing a statement by the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for the country's military capacity to be increased to counter the hostile actions of the United States, saying that their statements about the desire for peace cannot be trusted, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported.

More than 500 military personnel from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan will be involved in practical actions

The Syrian combat experience will be the basis for the actions of Russian servicemen at the special exercises "eChelon-2021" with the forces and means of logistical support of the collective forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which will be held in Tajikistan in October. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the deputy commander of the Central Military District (CVO) for logistics, Lieutenant General Alexei Lemyakin.

Official representatives of the European Union, the United States and the Taliban (banned in Russia) will hold talks in Doha, Qatar's capital, EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said.

The Republic of Korea intends to join the group of countries that are the world's largest arms exporters within a few years, the Defense Procurement Programs Agency of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan (DAPA) reported.

The military equipment left by the United States in Afghanistan is unlikely to be of scientific and technical interest to Russia and China, but it may be useful for use at firing ranges and shooting ranges, writes military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

The Serbian army continues to modernize based on the Russian Federation, the parties can reach new agreements, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botan-Kharchenko told Interfax.

The situation in Afghanistan poses a threat to Russia's national security, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov said on Tuesday.

In addition to the agreement with France on the acquisition of three frigates (with an option to purchase a fourth), six additional Rafale fighters (as a result, their total number will increase to 24 units), Greece intends to spend significant sums on the purchase of missiles and ammunition, the rental of UAVs and the modernization of aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with the heads of the special services of the CIS countries in the format of a videoconference, the Kremlin's press service reports.

NATO exercises "Iron Wolf - 2021 II" begin at a training ground in the Lithuanian city of Pabrad near the border with Belarus, they will last about two weeks, Sputnik Lithuania reports with reference to the press service of the army of the republic.

At the exhibition "Self-Defense-2021", North Korea demonstrated the innovations of its military-industrial complex. Among them is a tank visually similar to the Russian T-14 based on the ARMATA tracked platform. Another important novelty was the hWasong-8 hypersonic weapon system, tested in September.

Baikal Electronics, a developer of domestic chips from the Baikal line, has entered into a partnership agreement with four design centers for the production of motherboards on its processors in Russia.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has completed the assembly of the PD-35 ultra-high thrust engine gas generator for wide-body long-haul passenger liners. The prototype manufactured by UEC-Aviadvigatel has already been installed on the test stand, the first results show stable operation of the components and systems of the product.

This was announced by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021"

Cooperation between Russia and Serbia in the military-technical sphere tends to grow. This was announced on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021", which will be held from October 11 to 14, 2021 in Belgrade (Serbia), by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of ROSTEC State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

For 7 years, Ukraine has received military support from the United States totaling more than $ 2 billion.

As part of the implementation of the provision of additional security assistance from the United States Government to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the agreements reached during the recent visit of President Vladimir Zelensky to the United States, shipments of international technical assistance have arrived in Ukraine.

An American military plane delivered a batch of military aid to Ukraine. Kiev received, in particular, medical equipment, weapons and ammunition. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense. It is noted that the goods arrive in batches. Since 2014, Ukraine has received logistical support from the United States totaling more than two billion dollars.

Ukraine's hopes for membership in NATO and the EU are ephemeral, Medvedev said

The US authorities use Ukraine only for confrontation with Russia, one day this alliance will crumble to dust, according to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

The Sri Lankan government has proposed a defense budget of $373 billion. Rupees ($1.86 billion) for 2022 ff., which is 14% more than in 2021 ff. As reported by Janes Defense Weekly, the appropriations bill for 2022 ff. was submitted to Parliament on October 7.