NEW: Afghanistan has rejected Trump’s call for American forces to reclaim the Bagram airbase.

Afghan Foreign Ministry official Zakir Jalal stated the US must engage politically and economically “without maintaining any military presence.”

Biden had increasing trouble remembering names and dates and needed more meetings to make decisions in his final years in office, former chief of staff Jeff Zients told House investigators.

Zients also confirmed Hunter Biden joined talks on presidential pardons near the end of Biden’s term but said he wasn’t present for the final meeting approving the family pardons.

Source: Axios

DR Congo: Congo River Alliance spokesman said the Kinshasa government bombed Bibwe, Chytso, Hembe and Nyange with a CH-4 drone and Sukhoi-25 jets, killing many civilians.

India's IAF Chief’s admits Pakistan targeted Indian S-400 air defence systems during Operation Sindoor:

Thanks to S-400’s mobility, units moved before Pakistan’s strikes hit their old positions.

Two CM-400AKG missiles landed where the batteries had already left.

US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker:

I think the Russian threat sometimes is a little overstated. They have not had a lot of success.

BREAKING: Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian airspace without permission and stayed there for a total of 12 minutes.

The TOLOKA underwater drone, reportedly capable of a 2,000 km range and carrying up to 5 tons of payload, was presented in Lviv.

NEW: UN Security Council greenlights reinstatement of sanctions against Iran.

UN General Assembly approved allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address it via video after the US revoked his visa.

Turkish President Erdogan:

To the criminals with the blood of 65,000 oppressed Gazans on their hands, I say this:

"Jerusalem is the honor, dignity, and pride of not only Muslims but all of humanity."

Turkish President Erdogan to Netanyahu:

Not even a single pebble of Jerusalem would we give you.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We will not abandon Jerusalem; our struggle will continue. We will continue to defend the rights of all faiths.

The phone call between the Xi and Trump today was "positive and constructive."

Source: Xinhua

Türkiye and Egypt will hold joint naval drills from Sept. 22 to 26 in the eastern Mediterranean.

NATO:

Earlier today, Russian jets violated Estonian airspace. NATO responded immediately and intercepted the Russian aircraft.

This is yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and NATO’s ability to respond.

Trump:

I also agreed with President Xi that we would meet at the APEC Summit in South Korea, that I would go to China in the early part of next year, and that President Xi would, likewise, come to the United States at an appropriate time.

Algeria: Foreign Ministry called Mali’s ICC case “malicious” and said the regime is driving the country into disaster.

Hamas Qassam Brigades releases new video featuring fighters attacking Israeli combat vehicles.

Zelensky:

Ukraine will continue to deliver long-range strikes in response to Russia's actions,

Q: Let’s say India and Pakistan go to war. Will Saudi Arabia get involved under this new pact?

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif: Yes absolutely. There’s no doubt about it.

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis:

A major humanitarian disaster is happening in Gaza, but I will not use the word genocide, as it is a very heavy expression.

Israel suffered an unimaginable attack and responded, but that does not justify the scale of violence used.