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President Joe Biden speaks about the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden sets Aug. 31 Afghan exit date amid Taliban surge: ‘Status quo was not an option’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Thursday, March 18, 2021, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, center, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia. A delegation of the Taliban visited Moscow on Thursday, July 8, 2021 to offer assurances that their quick gains in Afghanistan don't threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Taliban visit Moscow to say their wins don’t threaten Russia

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Silly question’: Biden bristles when asked if he trusts the Taliban

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Feb. 20, 2019 file photo, Afghans return to Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in the western Herat Province. Taliban have taken control of Islam Qala crossing border in western Herat province at the neighboring Iran, an Afghan official and Iranian media confirmed on Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Reports: Taliban seize key Afghan border crossing with Iran

By Hamed Sarfarazi and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers pause on a road at the front line of fighting between Taliban and Security forces, in Badghis province, northwest of Afghanistan, Wednesday, July, 7 2021. From the early hours of Wednesday morning, battles have raged near the provincial police headquarters and a Qala-e-Naw army base, said Abdul Aziz beg, head of the provincial council in Badghis.(AP Photo/Mirwis Omari)

‘Alternate reality’: Biden on defensive as Taliban advance, Afghanistan crumbles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The U.S. Embassy dominates the skyline in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 3, 2021. As America’s “forever war” rapidly winds down, the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are looking at a worsening security situation and how to respond. There is still no deal on securing operations at Kabul’s international airport, a prerequisite for a continued presence of foreign diplomats and aid workers in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

After troops exit, safety of US Embassy in Kabul top concern

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghan security forces keep watch after the American military left Bagram air base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its &quot;forever war,&quot; in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Rapid departure by U.S. from Bagram Airfield at night ripped by Afghan officials

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Soldiers of the German Armed Forces have lined up in front of the Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force for the final roll call in Wunstorf, Germany, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. The last soldiers of the German Afghanistan mission have arrived at the air base in Lower Saxony. The mission had ended the previous evening after almost 20 years. The soldiers had been flown out with four military planes from the field camp in Masar-i-Sharif in the north of Afghanistan. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/Pool via AP)

Germany grants 2,400 visas to Afghan employees, relatives

Associated Press

Vehicles are parked at Bagram Airfield after the American military left the base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its &quot;forever war,&quot; in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

US left Afghan airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2017 file photo, Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks during a ceremony on Christmas Eve at Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan. In 2001 the armies of the world united behind America and Bagram Air Base, barely an hours drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, was chosen as the epicenter of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the assault on the Taliban rulers was dubbed. It's now nearly 20 years later and the last US soldier is soon to depart the base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

McCaul: Afghan civil war likely if Biden pulls out U.S. forces

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. In 2001 the armies of the world united behind America and Bagram Air Base, barely an hours drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, was chosen as the epicenter of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the assault on the Taliban rulers was dubbed. It’s now nearly 20 years later and the last US soldier is soon to depart the base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. vacates key Afghan base; pullout target now ‘late August’

By Robert Burns and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Women wait inside a factory to get their oxygen cylinders refilled from a privately owned oxygen factory, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Health officials say Afghanistan is fast running out of oxygen as a deadly third surge of COVID worsen. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients

Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the June jobs report in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Lawmakers press Biden administration for details on Afghan evacuation

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. In 2001 the armies of the world united behind America and Bagram Air Base, barely an hours drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, was chosen as the epicenter of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the assault on the Taliban rulers was dubbed. It’s now nearly 20 years later and the last US soldier is soon to depart the base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. military hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the June jobs report in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden ducks questions about Afghanistan pullout, wants to talk about ‘happy things’

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears at a Senate Armed Services budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Lloyd Austin approves new command structure in Afghanistan as troop withdrawal continues

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Gen. Austin S. Miller, the U.S.'s top general in Afghanistan, speaks to journalists at the Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Miller on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the country's deteriorating security situation as America winds down its so-called “forever war.” He pointed to the rapid loss of districts around the country — several with significant strategic value — and said he fears the militias deployed to help the security forces could lead the country into civil war. (AP Photo/Ahmad Seir)

Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Pakistan's Afghanistan Policies Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The key to Afghan peace lies in Pakistan’s pocket

By Wahab Raofi

Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The defense ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to try to stem the tide of the latest Taliban gains. Several key districts in the north of the country have fallen to the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Ex-Pakistani diplomat: Biden ‘delusional’ to think Taliban has broken ties with al Qaeda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times