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In this photo released by The State Duma, Russian lawmakers attend a plenary session at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP)

Russian lawmakers approve a bill that could remove the terrorist designation for the Taliban

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A police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases

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Acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, center, and mourners offer funeral prayers near the dead body of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.(AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir)

Thousands attend the funeral of a Taliban minister killed by an Islamic State suicide bomber

By Saifullah Zahir - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Antony Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal, says things didn’t turn out too bad

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, as they walk through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pete Hegseth medal flap puts focus on what it takes to earn a Bronze Star

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Afghan refugees pass by an outdoor girls classroom in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls

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United States, Israel and Middle East security illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

How can Trump withdraw from Syria without hurting Israel’s national security?

By Omer Ozkizilcik and Yusuf Erim

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

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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