DefenceTalkAfghan Air Force MD-530 helicopters made a successful combat debut against insurgents in Nangarhar Province as Afghan National Defense and Security Forces continue clearing the districts of Khogyani, Sherzad and Hisarak. The MD-530 Warrior, or “Jengi” in Dari, is the newest in the Afghan Air Force’s arsenal, providing air power to support the ANDSF. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/md-530-jengi-helicopter-flies-over-afghanistan-65010/

DefenceTalkPakistani air strikes on Sunday killed 23 militants including foreigners in the country’s restive tribal regions near the Afghan border, the military said, part of a major ongoing operation against the Taliban. The attacks took place in areas close to the border with Afghanistan in Khyber and North Waziristan tribal districts. “(A) huge ammunition dump […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-military-says-23-militants-killed-in-air-strikes-64732/

DefenceTalkKABUL, Afghanistan: A C-130 Hercules touched down at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 20, bringing expanded flight capabilities to the Afghan Air Force. After a weeklong journey beginning at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, the arrival of the C-130 in Afghanistan’s capital city illustrates a partnership that will provide increased tactical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fourth-c-130-touches-down-in-kabul-expands-afghan-air-force-capabilities-64641/

DefenceTalkPakistan’s military said Saturday it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead. The raid Saturday took place near the Datta Khel area in North Waziristan tribal region. “At least 20 terrorists were killed in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-military-2763-militants-killed-in-one-year-offensive-64490/

DefenceTalkRussia has deployed hundreds of troops for drills in Central Asia with its ex-Soviet allies in a show of force as anxiety grows over a surge in fighting in neighbouring Afghanistan. Around 2,500 personnel from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) are taking part in joint exercises due to run to Wednesday in Tajikistan. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-flexes-central-asia-military-might-amid-afghan-fears-64235/

DefenceTalkNATO and Afghan leaders on Wednesday agreed on a framework for a future joint military-civilian presence in Afghanistan when the alliance’s current mission ends, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. While the new mission would have a military component it would notably be led by a civilian, Stoltenberg said after a session of the NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-afghanistan-agree-on-future-military-civilian-mission-64205/

DefenceTalkKANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: Multiple Afghan National Defense and security forces units are in the midst of a large-scale operation in the country’s southeastern areas in a coordinated attack on anti-government forces’ historical safe havens. The Afghan National Army’s 205th Corps and 203rd Corps, the Kandahar province 2nd Mobile Strike Force, the Afghan 3rd Special Operations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/major-afghan-military-operation-underway-in-countrys-southeast-64061/

DefenceTalkCSTC–A, Ministries of Defense (MoD), and Ministries of Interior (MoI) did not have controls in place to effectively manage accountability of the approximately 95,000 vehicles procured by DoD for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) since 2005. In addition, MoD and MoI advisors were not confident that ANSF could effectively take over maintenance and sustainment of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghanistan-forces-cant-track-maintain-us-supplied-vehicles-63907/

DefenceTalkGeorgian soldiers, alongside U.S. Marines, will deploy together as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan after a ceremonial departure ceremony last Tuesday at Vaziani Training Area, approximately 180 kilometers south of Russia’s border. “You are better trained, more experienced and better prepared for the task at hand than we ever had before,” said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/georgians-us-deploy-to-afghanistan-to-support-nato-63705/

DefenceTalkArmy Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, or AFSBn-AFG, is in the early stages of a mission that will result in 94 mine-resistant, ambush-protected, or MRAP recovery vehicles being available to support future coalition missions. The battalion received an order from Department of Army G-4 directing them to notify U.S. Forces Afghanistan of how many MRAP recovery vehicles, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mine-resistant-ambush-protected-recovery-vehicles-key-in-mission-63647/