An independent Department of Defense investigation has found that an August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians and children was not caused by misconduct or negligence.… Continue reading "No Disciplinary Measures Recommended Over Mistaken Kabul Drone Strike"
The Russian Army announced it will be sending 30 modern T72B3M tanks to its 201st Military Base in Dushanbe, Tajikistan by the end of the year. This comes amidst upheaval in… Continue reading "Russia Moves 30 T72B3M Tanks to Tajik-Afghan Border"
Major General Chris Donahue, commanding officer of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, became the last American soldier to depart Afghanistan on August 30, with the C-17 he boarded departing… Continue reading "Last American Soldiers Depart Afghanistan, “Diplomatic Mission” To Continue"
United States Central Command stated on Sunday that it was conducting “further investigations” into an American drone strike conducted earlier that day, following reports that ten civilians were killed in… Continue reading "US Investigating Claims Kabul Drone Strike Killed Seven Children"
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 (23-27 August)"
Japan’s first ever non-combatant evacuation operation concluded on Friday, with Self-Defense Forces and Foreign Ministry personnel departing Kabul for Islamabad on a JASDF C-130. Kyodo News reports that a Kabul-based… Continue reading "Coalition Nations Wind Down Kabul Evacuation Operations"
A US Marine injured in what the Pentagon has described as a “complex” suicide attack on a gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday has succumbed to… Continue reading "US Marines Among Dead In Suicide Attacks On Kabul’s International Airport"
The past two weeks have seen numerous Afghan evacuation missions launched numerous countries, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense has now announced that parts of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK… Continue reading "Turkey Announces that Evacuation of Turkish Soldiers From Afghanistan Has Begun"
United States President Joe Biden has stated that he will be sticking to the self-imposed August 31 deadline for the evacuation of American citizens from Afghanistan, despite pleas from other… Continue reading "Despite G7 Resistance, Biden Sticks To August 31 Evacuation Deadline"
The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, says that he plans to propose the formation of a 50,000-strong EU expeditionary force, tasked with providing an independent European response in… Continue reading "EU Foreign Policy Head To Propose Formation Of European Expeditionary Force"