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Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Trump’s big stick diplomacy will decide the fate of women’s rights under Taliban

By Dalia al-Aqidi

President Donald Trump appears with "Fox & Friends" co-host Pete Hegseth at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Hegseth’s combat experience may come in handy after surprise Pentagon pick

By Mike Glenn and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Two brothers fill canisters with water from a stagnant pool about 2 miles from their home in Kamar Kalagh village outside Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the 1st time

Associated Press

Afghan refugees hold placards during a gathering in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 21, 2023. Senators from both parties are urging congressional leaders to ensure that more visas are made available to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in America's longest war. The senators say an additional 20,000 visas are needed before the end of the fiscal year in September. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

U.S. has spent $14 billion on Afghan evacuees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. Mr. Trump has made illegal immigrant crimes a major part of his presidential campaign — and has given victims’ families a prominent platform to blame President Biden. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Biden’s lenient ‘catch-and-release’ parole programs and vetting failures spurred migrant crime wave

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) **FILE**

Taliban take full advantage of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris fecklessness

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The criminal complaint, filed by the Justice Department, against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 8, after the FBI arrested the man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Afghan accused of Election Day plot wasn’t fully vetted

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Military board declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan but substantiates misconduct

By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

A general view of damaged houses in western Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 destroyed by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

By Riazat Butt and Omid Haqjoo - Associated Press

Biden-Harris administration abandons Afghanistan allies illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Biden-Harris admin abandons our allies in Afghanistan

By William Walters

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, presides over a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing "An Assessment of the State Departments Withdrawal from Afghanistan by Americas Top Diplomat," on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House approves GOP resolution condemning Biden and Harris over Afghanistan withdrawal

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks to reporters about his panel's Afghanistan Report and the findings of its three-year investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. He is joined by Republican lawmakers and the families of the military members who were killed by a Taliban bomber during the evacuation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

By Farnoush Amiri and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Kamala Harris failed leadership in Afghanistan illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Harris failed the leadership test

By Dr. William Walters

Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Taliban officials suspend polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. says

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

U.S. government funding the next 9/11 illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

U.S. government funding the next 9/11

By Brandon J. Weichert

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks to reporters about his panel's Afghanistan Report and the findings of its three-year investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. He is joined by Republican lawmakers and families of the military members who were killed by a Taliban bomber during the evacuation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame

By Stephen Groves and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, center, top U.S. commander for the Middle East, makes an unannounced visit in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photos/Lolita Baldor, File)

House Republicans release report blaming Biden for disastrous end to U.S. war in Afghanistan

By Farnoush Amiri and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Misty Fuoco, left, sister of Nicole Gee, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump place a wreath in honor of Sgt. Nicole Gee, at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gold Star relative reports threats in wake of Arlington National Cemetery ‘mudslinging’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times