The annual report by the US Department on military and security developments said that China has built a large village in a disputed area in the Arunachal Pradesh sector.
According to the Pentagon's report titled 'Military and Security Development Involving the People's Republic of China, 2021', studies conducted at PRC military medical institutions discussed identifying, testing, and characterizing diverse families of potent toxins with dual-use applications.
The strike on August 29 killed three adults, including a man who worked for a US aid group, and seven children.
The United States, by comparison, has 3,750 nuclear weapons and has no plans to increase. As recently as 2003 the US total was about 10,000.
The Pentagon regularly reports to the Congress on the Indo-Chinese military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Responding to another question from Senator Jack Reed, Kahl said Pakistan is a challenging actor, but it does not want Afghanistan to be a safe haven for terrorist attacks or external attacks.
As Afghanistan's neighbour, Pakistan certainly has equities and responsibilities with respect to terrorism in that part of the world, Kirby said.
Recently, on September 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterparts from Australia and Japan attended the first in-person meeting of Quad leaders hosted by US President Joe Biden.
The Biden administration, and some Democrats in Congress, have argued that former President Donald Trump bears some of the blame for the war ending in a Taliban victory.
Meanwhile, the Taliban said the US should not intervene in Afghanistan's affairs.
McKenzie apologized for the error and said the United States is considering making reparation payments to the family of the victims.
Austin spoke to a small group of reporters in Kuwait City at the conclusion of a 4-day tour of Persian Gulf states. He said the United States is prepared to prevent an al-Qaida comeback in Afghanistan that would threaten the US.
Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who heads US Northern Command, said there were over 25,000 Afghan evacuees being housed at the 8 bases as of Friday.
A key Congressional committee has unanimously adopted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act seeking a report from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
Defense Secy Lloyd Austin said the US was working with Taliban on a "very narrow set of issues", and it was just to get as many people out as they possibly could.
This was the first phone call a top US official has had with Pakistan's Army chief after the withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan on Aug 31.
The United States forces left Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, marking the end of a chaotic and messy exit from America's longest war.
The attack on Saturday local time came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days.
The Pentagon said there was one Islamic State suicide bomber, who struck at the Abbey Gate, where desperate Afghans were crowding to try and enter Kabul airport grounds and where U.S. troops were conducting security checks.
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday
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