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Kabul has expressed serious concern to the international community about the attacks of the Taliban (the Taliban movement is banned in Russia) on cities, the IRA Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the demands of the Afghan negotiating group in Doha.

The volume of Russia's secret exports increased by 61% in January—June 2021, to $27 billion. Exports of defense industry, aircraft and shipbuilding products increased by 31%, to $4.7 billion, Vedomosti reports. The largest importer of these products was the Czech Republic, which was included in the list of countries unfriendly to Russia.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is ready to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for talks on Karabakh and the settlement of regional problems.

The US Air Force has carried out several air strikes on the positions of the radical Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) over the past 24-48 hours and will continue to provide air support to the Afghan security forces at least until August 31.

The situation in Afghanistan today is much more complicated than it was after the withdrawal of a contingent of Soviet troops from the country, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the difficult political and economic situation that developed in Russia in the 1990s should not be repeated.

The training and equipment of the intelligence units of the Russian army, shown during exercises with the army of Uzbekistan at the Termez training ground near the border with Afghanistan, surprised journalists.

The columnist of the Popular Mechanics publication was amazed at the readiness of the special forces of the two countries to overcome any obstacles, including passing through "rings of fire" on the obstacle course. Moreover, such exercises are not practiced in the NATO armed forces.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in China on Thursday on a working visit to monitor the active phase of the Russian-Chinese operational-strategic exercises "Sibu / Interaction-2021".

The American company General Atomics has tested the Avenger jet attack unmanned aerial vehicle with the Legion Pod infrared search and tracking system. With its help, the Avenger autonomously tracked and escorted several targets.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday responded negatively to the question whether the successful offensive of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan made changes to the plans for the withdrawal of the US military from this country.

The international community should unite and put an end to Iran's destabilizing actions, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday during a visit to the Israeli Northern Military District.

The military exercises of Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which are taking place on the border with Afghanistan, will be continued in order to keep the "powder dry". This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister General of the country's army Sergei Shoigu during the youth educational forum "Territory of Meanings".

Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the exercises checked the readiness of troops and weapons for use on the border with Afghanistan, this allowed us to identify weaknesses, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the forum "Territory of Meanings".

The leaders of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) have promised not to launch attacks on neighboring states, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The border of Afghanistan with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan is controlled by representatives of the Taliban group (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation). The Taliban made a promise of non-aggression against neighboring countries, but it does not mean that there are no threats from the banned group, as Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, August 10, during the Territory of Meanings youth educational forum.

The head of the department of the Central Committee of the Workers ' Party of Korea, Kim Yong Chol, said that Seoul will regret the start of joint military exercises with the United States.

The Russian army is "actually troops of constant readiness", which is facilitated by sudden checks of military personnel. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu during his speech at the youth educational forum "Territory of Meanings".

About 500 military personnel and about 100 units of military equipment are involved in the Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021", which started on Wednesday in the Primorsky Territory at the Sergeyevsky training ground.

Russia is ready to continue helping Armenia to modernize and reform its Armed Forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The state television and radio corporation NHK, which is close to the Japanese government, notes how skilfully Russia maintains a balance in relations with the largest regional powers – China and India. Even Russia conducts joint military exercises with them almost at the same time.