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Emergency services work after a Russian jet conducting a test flight crashed into a two-storey house in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia, days after a military jet crashed into a block of flats in the Russian town of Yeysk. IMAGES
The Commander of US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, announces that the last military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of 20 year war. "The last C-17 lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30th this afternoon at 3:29 p.m. East coast time," says Kenneth McKenzie, before adding, "the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above Afghanistan." SOUNDBITE
Last week, US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the US would reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 down to 2,500 by year's end. O'Brien added that the drawdown would take place, regardless of the conditions on the ground. But on Sunday, America's most senior general publicly pushed back at O'Brien's remarks, calling them 'speculation.' Robert O'Brien, or anyone else, can speculate as they see fit, I am not going to engage in speculation, I'm going to engage in the rigorous analysis of the situation based on the conditions and the plans that I'm aware of in my conversations with the President. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley The mixed messages from the Pentagon and the White House come as the Taliban launched a major military offensive against the Afghan government. The attack prompted US military aircraft to carry out a series of airstrikes against Taliban fighters in recent days.
Security forces survey the scene after a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade in the capital. IMAGES
People watch the news at a Seoul train station as North Korea announced that its rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite had "fallen into the sea" following its launch early Wednesday. IMAGES
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