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Threats

Today's D Brief: Window closing in Kabul; Drone strike fallout; Knife missile in Nangarhar; Recidivism in North Korea?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 30, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Kabul evacuations resume; 100+ killed in attack near HKIA; Taliban vs. ISIS; Navy Cross for Marine Raider; Rescue in Tenn.; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • August 27, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Attack in Kabul; Evacs slowing down; VP Harris in Vietnam; Acquisition ‘Valley of Death’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 26, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Window closing in Kabul; MBS in Moscow; Vax mandate for the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 25, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Deadline drama in Kabul; Taliban’s ‘red line’; VP Harris in Singapore; Conference wire latest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 24, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Tensions in Kabul; US activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet; The ISIS effect; Taliban government TBD; FDA approves Pfizer BioNTech’s vaccine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 23, 2021
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Today's D Brief: HKIA latest; Resistance in Panjshir; Brutality watch; Marines to Haiti; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • August 20, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Evacs pick up in Kabul; Biden defends the withdrawal; Russia, North Korea posture for launch; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 19, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Evacuations picking up in Kabul; Taliban’s first presser; USMC’s new missile; SecAF’s eye on China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • August 18, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Taliban offer amnesty; The moderation question; Who are the Taliban's leaders?; SOUTHCOM assists Haiti; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 17, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Afghanistan's uncertain new chapter; Tragedy at Kabul; Lives in limbo; Lingering Qs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 16, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Kabul's grim future; Plot twist for Boko Haram; Space debris tracker; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 13, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Taliban march on; China's stealth jets; Space Force eyeing CENTCOM; USAF's new pocket policy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Caitlin M. Kenney and Jennifer Hlad
  • August 12, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Climate crisis and the military; Brit caught spying for Russia; Wagner and war crimes; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Tara Copp
  • August 11, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: COVID vax mandate for the military; Taliban's new orders; Tough talk from North Korea, China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 10, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Taliban on the march in N. Afghanistan; SecNav Del Toro; Navy joins Greece wildfire efforts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 9, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Nimruz falls first in Afghanistan; China is hacking Russia; FBI arrests 'George Washington'; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 6, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US gives safe haven to Hong Kongers; India’s new carrier; Facebook cuts off disinfo researchers; Artifacts return to Iraq; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 5, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Taliban’s failed assassination; More US strikes in Afghanistan; Violence outside the Pentagon; Hijackers off UAE; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 4, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US reaches 70% vaxxed adults; US strikes Taliban fighters; Helmand, falling; Eating disorders and the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 3, 2021
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