New Zealand’s Prime Minister has confirmed that plans are underway for the country to deploy a C-130 aircraft and support forces to Afghanistan. They will aid in the evacuation of… Continue reading "New Zealand to deploy C-130, Troops, to Afghanistan to assist in evacuation"
With the lightning advance of Taliban forces across Afghanistan and onto Kabul, world attention has turned to the chaos in the Afghan capital. Images of American helicopters lifting off evacuees… Continue reading "World Scrambles to Evacuate Kabul"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 August)"
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Thursday that he had authorized the deployment of 600 troops to Afghanistan to support the evacuation of British citizens and former Afghan interpreters… Continue reading "UK To Deploy Troops For Evacuations Of Citizens, Afghan Staff"
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stated that 3,000 US troops would be deployed to Kabul’s international airport to support the downsizing of the United States’ embassy in Kabul, as well as… Continue reading "3,000 US Troops To Support Partial Withdrawal Of Kabul Embassy Staff"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (19 – 23 July)"
In a 19 July press conference, Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby announced that Fort Lee, Virginia has been selected as the first location to receive Afghan refugees. The decision came after… Continue reading "Fort Lee Virginia Announced as First Stop for Afghan Refugees"
Pakistan’s government said last Thursday that its initial investigations into a bus explosion that killed 13 in northwest Pakistan had found traces of explosives, saying that terrorism could not be… Continue reading "Explosive Traces Found In Pakistani Bus Explosion Investigation"
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar, on the Afghanistan-Pakistan… Continue reading "Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reuters Photojournalist Killed In Kandahar"
Afghanistan’s First Vice President said on Thursday that Pakistan’s Air Force had threatened to engage Afghan Air Force and Afghan National Army forces that attempted to attack Taliban fighters in… Continue reading "Afghan Vice President: Pakistan Threatened To Shoot Down Afghan Air Force Aircraft"