Asia Pacific

Aug- 2021 -

12 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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Taliban Move Closer to Capital After Taking Ghazni City

The Taliban have taken the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni just 95 miles from Kabul.

11 August

Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter medical evacuation exercise

Inder Singh Bisht

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Afghan Government Requests Indian Air Force Support Against Taliban

The Afghan government has sought air support from India to help push back advancing Taliban fighters, local media reported citing sources from the Ashraf Ghani administration.

10 August

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. speaks with Air University senior military leaders and faculty, Aug. 26, 2020, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2020.

Hercules Reyes

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USAF Chief: US Must Meet China With ‘Speed, Focus, Commitment’

The US Air Force Chief of Staff said that the force must respond to challenges from China with “speed, focus, and commitment.”

10 August

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Inder Singh Bisht

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Japan Developing Drone-Based Hypersonic Missile Detection: Report

Japan is developing a drone-based hypersonic missile detection system, local media reported citing the country’s ministry of defense.

10 August

Afghan women and children in Herat, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

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Thousands Flee as Taliban Eye Full Control of Northern Afghanistan

The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday after a blitz across the north forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes for the relative safety of Kabul and other centers.

9 August

Joe Saballa

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India Shows Footage of T-90 Tank Attack Maneuvers

Recent Indian armed forces footage shows T-90 Bhishma tanks on attack maneuvers roughly 24 miles from the country’s border with China.

9 August

Afghan militia gather with their weapons to support Afghanistan security forces against the Taliban

Staff Writer With AFP

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Taliban Seize Three More Afghan Provincial Capitals in Northern Blitz

The Taliban tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan, capturing three more provincial capitals.

6 August

Joe Saballa

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US OKs $750 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan

The US has approved the potential sale of $750 million in weapons and equipment to Taiwan in an effort to deter a possible Chinese invasion.

5 August

US troops participate in the Foal Eagle exercise in South Korea

Hercules Reyes

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Kim Jong-un’s Sister Calls S. Korea-US Drills ‘Hostile War Exercise’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister has warned that planned military drills between South Korea and the US may adversely affect ties between the two Koreas.

5 August