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Afghan national army (ANA) Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Biden administration's surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, appears to strip the Taliban and the Afghan government of considerable leverage, pressuring them to reach a peace deal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

‘Very difficult fight’: Afghan army, Taliban set for major clash outside Kabul as U.S. troops exit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Afghan journalist take photos and film inside a mosque after a bomb explosion in Shakar Dara district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 14, 2921. A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers killing 12 worshippers, Afghan police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers

By Tameem Akhgar - Associated Press

Illustration on America's withdrawal from Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Exit from Afghanistan: It’s time for the truth and facing reality

By Abraham Wagner

Afghan men bury a victim of deadly bombings on Saturday near a school, at a cemetery west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. The Interior Ministry said Sunday the death toll in the horrific bombing at the entrance to a girls' school in the Afghan capital has soared to some 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old, and the number of wounded in Saturday's attack has also climbed to more than 100. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Afghan Taliban announce 3-day cease-fire for Muslim holiday

By RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 10, 2021. EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meet in Brussels to discuss current affairs, tensions with Russia, the Western Balkans, transatlantic relations and Belarus. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

EU talks up Afghan support as US leaves, security declines

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

An Afghan man looks at a damaged vehicles in Baba Mir's scrapyard outside Bagram Air Base, northwest of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 3, 2021. As US troops pack up to leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war, it's trashing tons of equipment and selling it as scrap to local dealers. Among Afghans it is causing anger that the mountain of supplies and equipment was trashed before being sold to them. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghan men bury a victim of deadly bombings on Saturday near a school, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. The Interior Ministry said Sunday the death toll in the horrific bombing at the entrance to a girls' school in the Afghan capital has soared to some 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old, and the number of wounded in Saturday's attack has also climbed to more than 100. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan school students treated at a hospital after a bomb explosion near a school in west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 8, 2021. A bomb exploded near a school in west Kabul on Saturday, killing several, many them young students, Afghan government spokesmen said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Gen. Mark Milley: Taliban victory after U.S. troop pullout is not ‘preordained’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, a doctor briefs the mother of a malnourished child on how to feed her baby in a ward at Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid, many Afghan women still have poor access to health facilities and providers, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, May 6, 2021 in its latest report. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP)

Amid US pullout, Taliban issue threat to Afghan journalists

By KATHY GANNON and TAMEEM AKHGAR - Associated Press

Pakistani army: 7 troops killed in militant attack, shootout

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Heavy flooding in Afghanistan kills at least 37 people

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Bomb explodes near school, wounds 21 in western Afghanistan

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In this Jan. 15, 2018, photo, U.S. Marines watch during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) **FILE**

U.S. base in Afghanistan hit by rocket fire as troops begin withdrawal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

$Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation gives an interview to The Associated Press at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator says the often fractured Afghan political leadership must unify or risk the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops that has officially begun bringing more bitter fighting. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)$

AP INTERVIEW: Peace chief says Afghan gov’t must step up

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Sept. 11, 2011, file photo, a U.S. Army soldier walks past an American flag hanging in preparation for a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The final phase of ending America's “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, May 1, 2021, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by U.S., NATO

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghan national army (ANA) Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Biden administration's surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, appears to strip the Taliban and the Afghan government of considerable leverage, pressuring them to reach a peace deal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

Taliban violence in Afghanistan surged in Biden’s first months

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Afghan security police stand guard in front of the hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 30, 2021. A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 21

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