Muslim World Creates Fund to Help Afghanistan Avert Humanitarian Disaster

https://www.voanews.com/a/muslim-world-seeks-coordinated-relief-aid-to-afghanistan/6360868.html



Over 60,000 American allies reportedly remain stranded in Afghanistan

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6287779754001#sp=show-clips



‘Trust was gone’: Former Afghan official recounts his government’s collapse

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/19/afghanistan-collapse-trust-biden-trump-525640



Afghanistan has been facing ISIS threat from Pakistan: Hamid Karzai

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/afghanistan-has-been-facing-isis-threat-from-pakistan-hamid-karzai/articleshow/88382396.cms



Female Ex-Pilot in Afghan Military Surfaces in US, Defying Rumors that She Had Been Killed

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/12/20/female-ex-pilot-afghan-military-surfaces-us-defying-rumors-she-had-been-killed.html



Who Really Chooses to Become a Suicide Bomber?

https://mwi.usma.edu/who-really-chooses-to-become-a-suicide-bomber/



Turkish, Qatari officials plan Kabul trip to discuss airport mission with Taliban

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/turkish-qatari-officials-plan-kabul-trip-discuss-airport-mission-with-taliban-2021-12-20/









Iran conducts air defense drill over nuclear power plant

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-conducts-air-defense-drill-over-nuclear-power-plant-689237



Iran’s Revolutionary Guard holds military drill amid tension

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-tehran-strait-of-hormuz-fe4aea5643e75e7b58244ead9803799e



I once headed the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence research. Here’s why Israel can’t take out Iran’s nuclear program.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/i-once-headed-the-iran-branch-of-israels-military-intelligence-research-heres-why-israel-cant-take-out-irans-nuclear-program/



Iranian Misadventures in Warship Construction

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20211220.aspx









Qatar receives Meteor missiles, NH90 helos

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defence/latest/qatar-receives-meteor-missiles-nh90-helos




UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/20/un-backed-investigator-into-possible-yemen-war-crimes-targeted-by-spyware









Hamas, Islamic Jihad announce pact to increase terror attacks against Israel

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/hamas-islamic-jihad-agree-to-increase-terror-attacks-689174



A look at the billions of dollars in foreign aid to Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-israel-foreign-aid-gaza-strip-611b2b90c3a211f21185d59f4fae6a90



UN funding Palestinian groups with terror ties - Erdan

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-689258



Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/business-africa-israel-egypt-global-trade-963d986afa7ebb229e18e6825dbf3607



Building A Better Mechanical Mule

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20211220.aspx



Israel threatens to resume targeted assassinations - report

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/israel-threatens-to-resume-targeted-assassinations-report-689222



Israel was involved in Soleimani assassination - ex-IDF intel chief

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-689260









Egypt begins local manufacturing of MEKO A200 frigate

https://navalpost.com/egypt-begins-local-manufacturing-of-meko-a200-frigate/




Militias Shut Down Libya’s Biggest Oil Field Before Election

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/libya-s-biggest-oil-field-of-sharara-is-temporarily-shut-down




Gunmen kill 47 in latest attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north

https://apnews.com/article/africa-nigeria-abuja-a2f19f799a35c2758a3085db29dfd26d




Tigray rebels announce withdrawal from two Ethiopian regions in bid for ‘peace’

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20211220-tigray-rebels-announce-withdrawal-from-two-ethiopian-regions-in-bid-for-peace









Standing up to Putin: how Russian threat has toughened up Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/20/standing-up-to-putin-ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-russian-threat



Ukraine accuses former president Poroshenko of treason

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-accuses-former-president-poroshenko-treason-2021-12-20/



Dutch prosecutors say MH17 suspects 'served military interests'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dutch-prosecutors-say-mh17-suspects-served-military-interests/ar-AARYzhU



Russia’s second Lada-class submarine starts sea trials

https://www.navaltoday.com/2021/12/20/russias-second-lada-class-submarine-starts-sea-trials/



The Russian Orion UAV showed the fighter's capabilities by destroying another drone with a missile

https://vpk.name/en/566144_the-russian-orion-uav-showed-the-fighters-capabilities-by-destroying-another-drone-with-a-missile.html





Poland, Lithuania back Ukraine, urge Russia sanctions

https://apnews.com/article/business-russia-ukraine-poland-moscow-1ee5c3cdeddfb843e2590bb677b2c28c









Colombian prison guards use drones to fly contraband – and burgers – into their own jail

https://dronedj.com/2021/12/20/colombian-prison-guards-use-drones-to-fly-contraband-and-burgers-into-their-own-jail/









China Reveals Upgraded Carrier-Borne J-15 Fighter Jet

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/31023/China_Reveals_Upgraded_Carrier_Borne_J_15_Fighter_Jet#.YcCwpFmIZPY



China’s Next Carrier Fighter Is A Lighter, Meaner J-15

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/12/20/chinas-new-carrier-fighter-is-a-lighter-meaner-j-15/



US: China Developing ‘Brain-Control Weaponry’

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/12/20/us-china-brain-control-weaponry/



China’s future spaceplane may be able to take off and land at airports

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3160221/chinas-future-spaceplane-may-be-able-take-and-land-airports



Chinese Carrier Strike Group transits near Japanese Okinawa Islands

http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/december/11139-chinese-carrier-strike-group-transits-near-japanese-okinawa-islands.html



Why China won't invade Taiwan and Russia won't attack Ukraine

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/586492-why-china-wont-invade-taiwan-and-russia-wont-attack-ukraine





Taiwan's 'SEALs' would be on the frontline of a war with China. Here's how they'd try to hold off an invasion.

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-taiwan-seals-would-fight-a-chinese-military-invasion-2021-12





In 10 years, Kim Jong Un has cemented his power and armed North Korea to the teeth, but he's no closer to his goals

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-kim-jong-un-10-years-under-new-dictator/



North Korea bans laughing for 11 days during mourning for anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death – video

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/dec/20/north-korea-bans-laughing-for-11-days-during-mourning-for-anniversary-of-kim-jong-ils-death-video





US Army, S. Korea test unmanned vehicle operations below ground

https://defbrief.com/2021/12/20/us-army-s-korea-test-unmanned-vehicle-operations-below-ground/





Philippines to Receive 20 Israeli Light Tanks, Personnel Carriers

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/12/20/philippines-israeli-light-tanks/





Japan plans record-breaking Defense budget from 2023 onwards

https://www.armyrecognition.com/analysis_focus_army_defence_military_industry_army/japan_plans_record-breaking_defense_budget_from_2023_onwards.html










Will we soon rewrite textbooks on our place in the universe?

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/586505-will-we-soon-rewrite-textbooks-on-our-place-in-the-universe



Google warns that NSO hacking is on par with elite nation-state spies

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/google-warns-that-nso-hacking-is-on-par-with-elite-nation-state-spies/



Targeted cyber sabotage can bring Russia and China to their knees

https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/586303-targeted-cyber-sabotage-can-bring-russia-and-china-to-their-knees



Will quantum transform defence capabilities? Yes and no

https://www.army-technology.com/analysis/quantum-defence-computer-sensing-nato-china-us-uk-eu-submarines-radar-bae-systems/



DARPA invests in AI that can translate instruction manuals into augmented reality

https://www.c4isrnet.com/artificial-intelligence/2021/12/20/darpa-invests-in-ai-that-can-translate-instruction-manuals-into-augmented-reality/



Drone Wars: US, China Fight Over Big Data Shifts from TikTok, WeChat to the Sky

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-19/drone-wars-us-china-fight-over-big-data-shifts-from-tiktok-wechat-to-the-sky



NATF-22: The sweep-wing F-22 Congress wanted for carrier duty

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/sea-raptor-the-navys-sweep-wing-f-22-that-wasnt-to-be/



The story of the last days of the A-6 Community and the “Intruder Reef”

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-last-days-of-the-a-6-community-and-the-intruder-reef/



Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force's Shadowy Project Mayhem

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43545/hypersonic-strike-aircraft-capability-is-part-of-air-forces-shadowy-project-mayhem



“MQ-Next”: The U.S. Air Force's Plan for an Unmanned Aircraft

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/%E2%80%9Cmq-next%E2%80%9D-us-air-forces-plan-unmanned-aircraft-198127



Aerial Refueling Enterprise Lacks Resiliency, Capacity

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/12/20/aerial-refueling-enterprise-lacks-resiliency-capacity



Navy’s unmanned refueling drone completes first ops on an aircraft carrier

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/12/navys-unmanned-refueling-drone-completes-first-ops-on-an-aircraft-carrier/



Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Looks To Have Finally Made It Home To Washington State

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43587/damaged-submarine-uss-connecticut-looks-to-have-finally-made-it-home-to-washington-state

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