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In this image from video provided by IISS, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin delivers a speech during the 40th IISS Fullerton Lecture Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Singapore. Austin decried the actions of Myanmar's military rulers as unacceptable on Tuesday, while urging a regional bloc to keep demanding an end to violence. Austin also applauded the Association of Southeast Asian nations for its efforts on the issue, which included forging a consensus with Myanmars military leader in April. (IISS via AP)

Austin calls for ‘responsible’ space operations

In this March 19, 2021, file photo, Suhail Shaheen, Afghan Taliban spokesman and a member of the negotiation team, gestures while speaking during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia. In an interview with The Associated Press Thursday, July 22, 2021, Shaheen said the insurgent movement does not want to monopolize power, but there won't be peace until there is a new, negotiated government in Kabul and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is removed. Shaheen said women will be allowed to work, go to school and participate in politics but will have to wear the hijab or headscarf. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go

Newly Afghan Army Special forces attend their graduation ceremony after a three-month training program at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan losses, Haiti killing spark new questions about U.S. foreign military training

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, right, speaks at a press briefing at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Coups, race, White rage: Pentagon dragged deeper into politics, culture wars

In this image provided by the U.S. Air force Academy, academy cadets start the school year with a mix of reduced class sizes and remote learning on Aug. 12, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Under the siege of the coronavirus pandemic, classes have begun at the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. But unlike at many colleges around the country, most students are on campus and many will attend classes in person. (Trevor Cokley/U.S. Air Force Academy via AP) ** FILE **

Lawsuit: DOD shutters Air Force Academy oversight board, nixes review of critical race theory

This combination of file photos shows the logos for Amazon, top, and Microsoft. Amazon protested the Pentagon’s decision in the Trump presidency to award a huge cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the decision. But on July 6, 2021, the Pentagon announced it was dropping the Microsoft contract, electing to go a different route to fulfill its cloud computing needs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew and Ted S. Warren, File)

‘Blown up in their face’: Death of Pentagon war cloud contract sparks questions about Amazon’s power

Leon Charles, left, head of Haiti’s National Police, leaves a room after a news conference at police headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Charles gave an update on the investigation of the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Miami security firm faces questions in Haiti assassination

In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, an F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File) ** FILE **

Billions need to be cut from troubled F-35 fighter program, watchdog warns

Afghan soldiers pause on a road at the front line of fighting between Taliban and Security forces, in Badghis province, northwest of Afghanistan, Wednesday, July, 7 2021. From the early hours of Wednesday morning, battles have raged near the provincial police headquarters and a Qala-e-Naw army base, said Abdul Aziz beg, head of the provincial council in Badghis.(AP Photo/Mirwis Omari)

‘Alternate reality’: Biden on defensive as Taliban advance, Afghanistan crumbles

In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Getting more out of defense dollars

This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon said Tuesday, July 6, 2021, that it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Pentagon scraps troubled JEDI cloud contract amid battle with Amazon

This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Dangerous COVID-19 strain could spark fresh restrictions on operations, Pentagon says

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper, File)

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

The image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. There's a whole fleet of them, one naval aviator tells another, though only one indistinct object is shown. It's rotating." The U.S. government has been taking a hard look at unidentified flying objects, under orders from Congress, and a report summarizing what officials know is expected to come out in June 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)

The truth is out there: Gov’t releases UFO report; unexplained phenomena could pose security threat

In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan. With American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan, pressure has been mounting for the Biden administration to plan a military evacuation of Afghans who supported U.S. military operations during two decades of war in their country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

‘Last hurrah’: Biden to meet embattled Afghan leaders amid Taliban gains

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That withdrawal is more than 95% completed, the Pentagon said recently, with just a few hundred Marines staying behind to protect the U.S. Embassy and the international airport in Kabul.

Russian commandos hold major drills along Afghan border →

The Pentagon said the bombing was a response to attacks by the Iran-backed groups on American interests in Iraq, but Mr. al-Kadhimi issued a statement calling the strike a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty."

Iraqi PM urges less attention to 'anti-American' propaganda →

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