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Illustration on the situation in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Desperate Afghans and compliant Americans

By Ron MacCammon

Honoring Mike Spann Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Honoring Mike Spann: New book shines a light on a CIA officer’s heroism

By Daniel N. Hoffman

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, June 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Top Biden aide Jake Sullivan under fire amid Durham indictments, botched Afghanistan exit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug.16. 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death. (Verified UGC via AP)

House Republicans request interviews with 34 Biden officials on botched Afghan withdrawal

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Farooq, File)

Taliban: Bomb hits mosque in Afghanistan, wounds at least 15

Associated Press

Gul Mohammed, who works as a host in the Ariana Cinema, poses for a photograph in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. After seizing power three months ago, the Taliban ordered cinemas to stop operating.(AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate

By Lee Keath and Bram Janssen - Associated Press

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Farooq, File)

Taliban urge ex-Afghan military pilots to stay, serve nation

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

In this July 1, 2019, file photo, a homeless man moves his belongings from a street near Los Angeles City Hall, background, as crews prepared to clean the area. While exact numbers are difficult to track, most officials believe that approximately 40,000 U.S. military veterans are without permanent, safe shelter on an average night. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Veteran homelessness a focus as nation honors those who served

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan's Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan announces 1-month cease-fire with Pakistani Taliban

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Taliban fighters block roads after an explosion Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing several people and wounding over a dozen, health officials said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz)

Outside looking in: After Afghanistan, U.S. scrambles for bases in central Asia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Harris jets off to France with record-low approval rating, lower expectations

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Shola Yawari, left, and her teenage daughter Asma Yawari pose for photos at their home in Aurora, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Asma Yawari has built a close friendship with her younger cousin in Afghanistan through phone calls and text messages. Since the Taliban takeover, both Asma and her mother worry for their relative's future, amid uncertainty over her access to school and ability to pursue her interests and passions. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted

By Mariam Fam and Noreen Nasir - Associated Press

Taliban fighters block roads after an explosion Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing severa; people and wounding over a dozen, health officials said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz)

Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say

Associated Press

In this Aug. 21, 2021,file photo provided by the U.S. Marines, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

Watchdog: State Dept. sought ‘wholesale’ redactions of Afghanistan reports

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets with Swedish prime minister Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)

NATO’s Afghan mission hit by ‘mission creep,’ official says

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base for a trip to New Jersey to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden works to turn out Democrats in N.J., Va., as approval, fortunes teeter

By Tom Howell Jr. and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden watches as a carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif., during a casualty return Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Nikoui died in an attack at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, along with 12 other U.S. service members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Wars like Vietnam, Afghanistan bound to fail without congressional sign-off

By Michael McKenna

Taliban fighters stand guard during women's protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz) ** FILE **

‘Plan Z’: With Afghanistan lost, U.S. weighs help from Taliban, adversaries in terror fight

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this May 20, 2021, file photo, Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Khalilzad is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country. The State Department says former ambassador to the United Nations and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

U.S. envoy to Afghanistan under Trump, Biden quits

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times