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In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, two civilians during processing through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We will get you home’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 file photo U.S. soldiers stand guard along the perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since the Taliban reasserted control over the country. Yet still unprotected, and in hiding, are untold numbers of Afghans who tried to build a fledgling democracy. They include Afghans who worked with foreign forces, and who are now stranded and being hunted by the Taliban, along with aid workers.(AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani, File) **FILE**

Humanitarian corridors: Americans must be able to reach the airport in Kabul

By Rep. Chris Smith

In this Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, file photo hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane along the perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since the Taliban reasserted control over the country. Yet still unprotected, and in hiding, are untold numbers of Afghans who tried to build a fledgling democracy. They include Afghans who worked with foreign forces, and who are now stranded and being hunted by the Taliban, along with aid workers. (AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani, File)

Biden administration ignored warnings on Afghanistan, leaked State Dept. cable shows

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Defense secretary contradicts Biden, says fleeing Americans have been beaten by the Taliban

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘It’s everybody’s fault but Joe Biden’s’: Conservatives buck left’s GOP-Taliban narrative

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running a country severely short on cash and bureaucrats to potentially facing an armed opposition began to emerge. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Anti-Taliban protests spread to Kabul, grow in other Afghan cities

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program. U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s incompetence brought us chaos

By Scott Walker

A porter pushes a wheelbarrow carrying an elderly Afghan woman with her family as they enter into Pakistan from Afghanistan at a border crossing, in Chaman, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Chaman, is a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, normally thousands of Afghans and Pakistanis cross daily and a steady stream of trucks passes through, taking goods to Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Biden snared in a diplomatic dilemma over Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on America's failure in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Failure in Afghanistan: Undeclared wars can’t be won

By Michael McKenna

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Afghanistan’s Christians, small in number, have gone underground, expert says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Afghan journalists film at the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. press steps up for Afghan journalists

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, July 12, 2018, file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, poses for a photo with the participants of the conference on Afghanistan bringing together representatives of the Afghan authorities and the Taliban in Moscow, Russia. The Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan has come as no shock to Russia, which has worked methodically for years to lay the groundwork for future relations with the group it still officially considers a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russia was ready for Taliban’s win due to longtime contacts

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Taliban fighters display their flag while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running a country severely short on cash and bureaucrats to potentially facing an armed opposition began to emerge. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.N. agency calls for protecting Afghanistan’s cultural heritage after Taliban takeover

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters pose for a photograph in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running a country severely short on cash and bureaucrats to potentially facing an armed opposition began to emerge. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Evacuation proceeds, but fears of Taliban reprisal soar

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Republicans call for State Dept., Pentagon testimony on Afghanistan

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program. U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP lawmakers urge ABC to release full video of Biden interview on Afghanistan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the need for border security by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How many terrorists will cross into the U.S. through Mexico?

By Jenny Beth Martin

One week in office: President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate change and green jobs, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Biden brand takes a dive

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gen. Mark Milley: Now is not the time for Afghan blame game

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress’ Afghanistan hearings begin next week as Biden’s foreign-policy credentials stained again

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times