Special Report-Afghan Pilots Assassinated by Taliban as U.S. Withdraws

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-07-09/special-report-afghan-pilots-assassinated-by-taliban-as-us-withdraws

Taliban says it controls '85 percent' of Afghan territory, made no ceasefire promise to US

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210709-taliban-says-it-controls-85-percent-of-afghan-territory-made-no-ceasefire-promise-to-us

Taliban sweep through Herat province as Afghan advance continues

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/09/taliban-sweep-through-herat-province-as-afghan-advance-continues

Afghan Soldiers Retreat Into Iran as Taliban Take Control of Border Crossing

https://www.newsweek.com/afghan-soldiers-retreat-iran-taliban-take-control-border-crossing-1608055

Taliban squeezes Afghan government by seizing key border towns

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/07/taliban-squeezes-afghan-government-by-seizing-key-border-towns.php

Once the hub of America's longest war, Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield is now barren and empty

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/once-hub-america-s-longest-war-afghanistan-s-bagram-airfield-n1273328

Once A Bastion Of Taliban Resistance, Afghanistan’s Badakhshan On Brink Of Falling To Militants

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-badakhshan-taliban/31350706.html

Taliban Resurgence Raises Terrorism Fears From Moscow to Beijing

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-09/taliban-resurgence-raises-terrorism-fears-from-moscow-to-beijing

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will be chaotic and bloody — but it’s the right call

https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/us-military-afghanistan-pullout-biden-call/

Afghans Own Whatever Comes Next, Biden Says

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/07/afghans-own-whatever-comes-next-biden-says/183608/

Pentagon mulls options for Afghan interpreters fearing Taliban revenge

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/8/pentagon-mulls-options-afghan-interpreters-fearing/

Afghanistan and US ‘over the horizon’ capability

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/afghanistan-and-us-over-the-horizon-capability/

US to conclude military mission in Afghanistan on 31 August, Biden confirms

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-to-conclude-military-mission-in-afghanistan-on-31-august-biden-confirms

Joe Biden Sees Afghanistan as a PowerPoint Slide. That’s Why the Taliban Will Prevail.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/07/joe-biden-sees-afghanistan-as-a-powerpoint-slide-thats-why-the-taliban-will-prevail/

Iran and Russia move to fill diplomatic vacuum in Afghanistan

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/09/iran-and-russia-move-to-fill-diplomatic-vacuum-in-afghanistan

Expert predicts failure as China eyes a move into Afghanistan: 'This is going to be fun to watch'

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-afghanistan-america-withdrawal

Panel: U.S. Began Afghanistan War with Unrealistic Expectations

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/08/panel-u-s-began-afghanistan-war-with-unrealistic-expectations

Pakistan, After Rooting for Afghanistan’s Taliban, Faces a Blowback

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pakistan-after-rooting-for-afghanistans-taliban-faces-a-blowback-11625822762

Pakistan hires Leonardo, Paramount Group for aircraft conversion program

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/07/08/pakistan-hires-leonardo-paramount-group-for-aircraft-conversion-program/

Indian Air Force Orders Akash Missiles

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29986/Indian_Air_Force_Orders_Akash_Missiles#.YOhtmkxlBaQ

Iran Rebels See Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as Chance to Bring Down Regime

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-raisi-mek-tehran-ncri-1608250

As US forces in Iraq and Syria face increasing attacks, fissures form between Iran and militias it backs

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2021/07/09/as-us-forces-in-iraq-and-syria-face-increasing-attacks-fissures-form-between-iran-and-militias-it-backs/

Iraq's Hezbollah Forbids Fighters from Attacking U.S. Embassy Amid Worsening Conflict

https://www.newsweek.com/iraqs-hezbollah-forbids-fighters-attacking-us-embassy-amid-worsening-conflict-1608039

In Pictures: The grim battle for key Yemeni city of Marib

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/7/8/yemen-227

Yemen: Some Retreat, No Surrender

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/yemen/articles/20210709.aspx

Turkey’s Roketsan develops missile to replace Raytheon weapon

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/07/09/turkeys-roketsan-develops-missile-to-replace-raytheon-weapon/

Akıncı flew at 38,000ft for the first time

http://alert5.com/2021/07/09/akinci-flew-at-38000ft-for-the-first-time/

Russia proposes six-month extension of Syria crossing but US seeks year

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210708-russia-proposes-six-month-extension-of-syria-crossing-but-us-seeks-year

West and Russia head to showdown over aid to northwest Syria

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-europe-middle-east-russia-syria-c8f03beeea101c318393ef00651c38a1

Israel says it’s targeting Hamas’ cryptocurrency accounts

https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-israel-cryptocurrency-business-5fe4e70d357545ffd22a152eb4358980

France to Start Closing Military Bases in Mali by Year-End: Macron

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/07/09/france-mali-bases/

Rwanda to deploy 1,000 troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210709-rwanda-to-deploy-1-000-troops-to-insurgency-hit-mozambique

Russian firm Starts Testing Parachute System to Air Drop Heavy Armored Vehicles

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29991/Russian_firm_Starts_Testing_Parachute_System_to_Air_Drop_Heavy_Armored_Vehicles#.YOhti0xlBaQ

The Thing Under This Tarp Could Save Russia’s Struggling Navy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/07/09/this-giant-russian-marine-engine-is-a-really-big-deal-for-moscows-struggling-fleet/

Uralvagonzavod starts the supply of serial production of BMPT-72 Terminator 2 fire support vehicle

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2021_global_security_army_industry/uralvagonzavod_starts_the_supply_of_serial_production_of_bmpt-72_terminator_2_fire_support_vehicle.html

Unmanned Armata Tank Tested in Russia

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29985/Unmanned_Armata_Tank_Tested_in_Russia#.YOhtoExlBaQ

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41459/presidential-presser-cut-short-after-typhoon-jets-have-to-scramble-to-intercept-russian-planes

Poland could purchase M1 Abrams tanks from US

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/07/09/poland-could-purchase-m1-abrams-tanks-from-us/

Norway, Germany Team Up On Submarine, Missile Buy

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/07/norway-germany-team-up-on-submarine-missile-buy/

The British Army doesn’t make much sense anymore

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-british-army-doesnt-make-much-sense-anymore/

Assassination of Haitian president becomes complex international web

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/09/probe-into-haitian-presidents-assassination-reaches-beyond-nations-borders/

China Sure Is Building a Bunch of Nuclear Missile Silos

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a36904695/china-expands-nuclear-missile-silo-count/

China Interested in Developing Nuclear-Powered Drones, Cruise Missiles Like Russia's

https://www.newsweek.com/china-interested-developing-nuclear-powered-drones-cruise-missiles-like-russias-1608060

Chinese Army recruiting Tibetan youth for operations along LAC

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chinese-army-recruiting-tibetan-youth-for-operations-along-lac-india-1825975-2021-07-09

ZTQ-15 light tank to increase amphibious capabilities of Chinese armed forces

https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/ztq-15_light_tank_to_increase_amphibious_capabilities_of_chinese_armed_forces.html

China’s New Unmanned Attack Sub May Not Be What It Seems

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/07/09/chinas-new-unmanned-attack-sub-may-not-be-what-it-seems/

China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/7/9/china-upgrading--fifth-gen-fighter-capabilities

Beijing eyes networked approach for AEW&C mission

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/beijing-eyes-networked-approach-for-aewandc-mission/144524.article

How Taiwan reverse-engineered the Israeli Gabriel Mk 1

http://alert5.com/2021/07/09/how-taiwan-reverse-engineered-the-israeli-gabriel-mk-1/

U.S. Pacific intel chief: Coming Chinese attack on Taiwan could target other nations

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/8/us-pacific-intel-chief-coming-chinese-attack-taiwa/

New Kim Jong Un Purge Suggests North Korea Is in Deep Shit

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-kim-jong-un-purge-suggests-north-korea-is-in-deep-shit

South Korean army to test Hyundai Rotem multi-purpose UGV

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2021_global_security_army_industry/south_korean_army_to_test_hyundai_rotem_multi-purpose_ugv.html

JMSDF to conduct joint training with British Carrier Strike Group in Gulf of Aden

http://alert5.com/2021/07/09/jmsdf-to-conduct-joint-training-with-british-carrier-strike-group-in-gulf-of-aden/

How Vietnam's 'Influencer' Army Wages Information Warfare on Facebook

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-07-09/how-vietnams-influencer-army-wages-information-warfare-on-facebook