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In this Sept. 24, 2021 photo, President Joe Biden listens during the Quad summit in the East Room of the White House. President Joe Biden's popularity has slumped — with half of Americans now approving and half disapproving of his leadership. That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden’s approval slumps after a slew of crises: AP-NORC poll

By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson - Associated Press

Biden Liar Poster Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Top brass expose Biden’s biggest Afghanistan lies

By Tom Basile

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 Kabuls 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)

Lawmakers rally to cause of Marine jailed for Afghan criticisms

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command testify during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)

Military brass dodge blowback, consequences from Afghanistan withdrawal debacle

By Ben Wolfgang, Ben Wolfang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command testify during the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)

Top generals: Terrorists could take root in Afghanistan in less than a year

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load people being evacuated from Afghanistan onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

One month after Afghan airlift, answers hard to come by about what really happened

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 24, 2021 photo, President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. President Joe Biden’s plan for a massive expansion of social programs is being framed by supporters as such a high-stakes endeavor that it’s “too big to fail.” It also may be too big to describe. A series of crises, from Afghanistan to COVID-19, along with the convoluted legislative process have hampered the White House’s ability to promote the $3.5 trillion package or even say definitively what’s in it. The price tag is sure to shrink and it's possible that components could change. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden paves the way for his own removal

By Tim Constantine

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

House panel grills Pentagon brass a day after Afghanistan testimony contradicted Biden’s comments

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington state Democrat and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is shown in this file photo from April 12, 2018. In a Armed Services Committee meeting on Sept. 29, 2021, Mr. Smith defended the Biden administration's handling of the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and chastised Pentagon brass for opposing a complete drawdown. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democratic House chairman provides Biden cover on Afghan troop pullout

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Psaki: Generals didn’t contradict Biden claim he wasn’t advised to leave 2,500 troops in Afghanistan

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Top generals dispute Biden’s claims on Afghan withdrawal

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

U.S. wants ‘clarification’ on Russia’s offer of military bases to launch Afghan strikes, Austin says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Razia and her 6-year-old daughter Alia, stand inside the women's section of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. When the Taliban took control of a northern Afghan city of Pul-e-Kumri the operator of the only women's shelter ran away, abandoning 20 women in it. When the Taliban arrived at the shelter the women were given two choices: Return to their abusive families, or go with the Taliban, With nowhere to put the women, the Taliban took them to the abandoned women's section of Afghanistan's notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Where women took shelter from abuse, Taliban now in control

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

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

Holding Biden accountable for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

By Kay C. James

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley listens to a Senator's question during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Strategic failure — perfectly executed

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, joined by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, left, glances up at the start of a meeting with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Khalid Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Pentagon leaders Austin, Milley to face Capitol Hill grilling on Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

People look up at a dead body hanged by the Taliban from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, on Saturday Sept. 29, 2021. A witness told The Associated Press that the bodies of four men were brought to the main square and three of them were moved to other parts of the city for public display. The Taliban announced in the square that the four were caught taking part in a kidnapping and were killed by police. (AP Photo)

Taliban resume brutal reign in Afghanistan with public executions, amputations for criminals

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington in Washington, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Biden will address the nation on Monday about the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, after the planned withdrawal of American forces turned deadly at Kabul's airport as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban's takeover. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden, the Taliban’s best friend

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Fighters of the Haqqani network secure an area during a demonstration organised by the Afghan Society of Muslim Youth, demanding the release of frozen international money in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Afghanistan faces an economic meltdown after the chaos of the past month, which saw the Taliban oust the government in a lightning sweep as U.S. and NATO forces exited the 20-year war. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Witness: Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city’s main square

Associated Press

Milley and Austin In Hot Water Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Questions for Milley and Austin about Afghanistan

By Jed Babbin