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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Gen. Mark Milley: Taliban victory after U.S. troop pullout is not ‘preordained’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

An injured man is brought in to a hospital following a deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Twin bombings at a wrestling training center in a Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday killed at least 20 people and wounded others, Afghan officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Taliban attack Afghan security forces in north, killing 52

By Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah - Associated Press

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on Nov. 16, just one in a series of attacks by Taliban insurgents and Islamic State fighters over the past two months. (Associated Press)

Taliban assaults halt progress of Afghan, coalition forces

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

John F. Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, says six telecommunications towers were built in Afghanistan without usage plans. (Associated Press)

Campbell-Sopko feud on public Afghan audits spills to hearing

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Afghan security forces attend a ceremony in Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in this Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Top military brass classifies amount of U.S. tax dollars spent on Afghan security

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

John F. Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, says six telecommunications towers were built in Afghanistan without usage plans. (Associated Press)

Top commander moves to classify data used to track Afghan spending

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken Dec. 10, 2014, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Afghans hope for change after bloody year

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

ANA special forces candidates participate in specialized training on weaponry and ordnance at the military School of Excellence near Kabul. (Photo by Valerie Plesch/Special to The Washington Times)

Afghan National Army trains to hold off Taliban after U.S. exit

By Valerie Plesch — Special to The Washington Times

U.S. soldiers investigate the scene of an suicide attack in the Torkham, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on June 19. Afghan officials say three Taliban suicide bombers targeted NATO fuel trucks at the border with Pakistan, setting off a gunbattle with police guards. (Associated Press)

Taliban adopts Islamic State terror tactics as U.S. troops exit Afghanistan

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, left, is sworn in by Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi, during his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Ghani Ahmadzai He replaces Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president sworn in, paving way for U.S. pact

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Afghan special forces hold their weapons after a gunbattle with insurgents near the Afghan parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

Report: 40% of weapons sent to Afghanistan are unaccounted for

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

"Clearly, they do pose a threat because they're going to be part of the leadership team again," said retired Army Gen. John Keane, who served as an adviser to past commanders in Afghanistan. "The fact of the matter is they're likely to be back in Pakistan with that leadership to influence future operations while the United States military is still there at least for a remaining year." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Taliban 5 in Bergdahl trade have plenty of time to rejoin fight in Afghanistan

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin
(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main weapons exporter, gets a pass in new round of sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illiteracy plagues Afghan forces despite $200M Uncle Sam tutoring program

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Afghan National Army soldiers march in the Sangin district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, June 13, 2013. One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict. That question is especially pressing here in this border region, where insurgents regularly ambush government forces and control parts of the countryside. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghans poised to take security lead from U.S., NATO

By Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

The iconic "Poo Pond," a waste retention pond at the Kandahar Air Field known for its odor, was slated to close mid-2013. However, the pond, shown here in this May 17, 2013, photo, will remain open until the airfield's residents no longer need a place to discard waste, including that from portable toilets. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

Coalition troops are ready to ‘rough it’ while closing Afghan bases

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Members of U.S. Marine Scout-Sniper team look for a Taliban position in a nearby tree-line, during an exchange of fire with Taliban militants, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Threat from within: U.S. military braced for surge in Taliban ‘insider’ attacks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

**FILE** Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdul Wakil Warzajy (left), battalion commander, gives orders to soldiers of the First Battalion before they set out on a search and capture mission towards the village of Noor Khiel village, Logar province, eastern Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Afghan Army ‘marginally’ capable of taking over after U.S. leaves, review finds

By Sara Carter - Washington Guardian

** FILE ** - A member of the Afghan special forces, left, briefs soldiers after a training exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2013. A senior U.S. commander said Saturday, March 30, 2013 that American special operations forces have handed over their base in eastern Afghanistan’s Nirkh district to local Afghan commandos. (Associated Press)

U.S. commandos hand over strategic base to Afghan forces

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press