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"
The election of Joe Biden as President of the United States was well received by both the European public and most of Europe’s leaders. Following Biden entering office, Europeans’ confidence… Continue reading "Top EU Leaders Question American Commitment to Transatlantic Partnership"
The Russian Ministry of Defense has donated 12 BRDM-2M modernized armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles and various military equipment to support the defense capabilities in the border region due to… Continue reading "The Russian Ministry of Defense Donates BRDM-2M Military Reconnaissance Vehicles to The Tajikistan Army"
The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, Ahmad Massoud, has made a speech calling for a national uprising against Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The speech follows Taliban claims… Continue reading "Panjshir Resistance Leader Calls For “National Uprising”"
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan claims that it has been able to hold off multiple attacks from Taliban forces, as heavy fighting is reported between the Panjshir Valley-based resistance… Continue reading "Panjshir’s Resistance Claims Repulsion Of Taliban Attacks"
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"