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Taliban fighters walk at the entrance of the Eidgah Mosque after an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A bomb exploded in the entrance of the mosque in the Afghan capital on Sunday leaving a &quot;number of civilians dead,&quot; a Taliban spokesman said. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, ‘a number of civilians’ dead

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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

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

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

In this Sept. 23, 2021, file photo Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly in New York. The Taliban's takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the U.S. and Pakistan, two putative allies who have tangled over Afghanistan. (Kena Betancur/Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.S., Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, and Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Defense secretary orders high-level probe into errant Kabul missile

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters ride in the back of a pickup truck as patrol the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

By Bernard Condon and Julie Watson - Associated Press

Amal Ahmadi, 32, holds a picture of his slain brother Zemerai Ahmadi at the family house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Zemerai Ahmadi the Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic and beloved longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization, his colleagues say, painting a stark contrast to the Pentagon’s claims that he was an Islamic State group militant about to carry out an attack on American troops. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

‘Righteous strike?’ Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in U.S. aid group as ‘best of us’

By Kathy Gannon and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

In this Aug. 22, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Afghan passengers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (MSgt. Donald R. Allen/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Trapped in Afghanistan: Those left behind grapple with unresponsive U.S., dimming hope of escape

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined at left by Chairman Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., discusses the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan with Secretary of State Antony Blinken who appeared remotely, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Republicans hammer Blinken over Afghan debacle while Dems blame Trump

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

The iconic Taliban flag is painted on a wall outside the American embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Taliban flag rises over seat of power on fateful anniversary

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, meet at Ramstein Air Base in south-western Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)

Wary Europe looks to its own defenses after U.S. Afghan debacle

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this June 25, 2021, file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is seated after his meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ghani breaks silence, apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. As the world watches intently for clues on how the Taliban will govern, their treatment of the media will be a key indicator, along with their policies toward women. When they ruled Afghanistan between 1996-2001, they enforced a harsh interpretation of Islam, barring girls and women from schools and public life, and brutally suppressing dissent. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Illustration on the adverse security effects of defeat in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden plays politics with our national security

By Donald B. Smith

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas after their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Maas arrived in Islamabad on two-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership to discuss bilateral matters, international issues and the current situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Short-term gains: Pakistan a strategic winner with Taliban triumph — for now

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Afghans wait in long lines for hours to try to withdraw money, in front of a Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan. But it's the financial desperation that seems to hang heavy over the city. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)

EXCLUSIVE: Convicted rapist reached the U.S. on Afghan evacuation flight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hundreds of U.S. citizens still in Afghanistan ahead of Tuesday deadline

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Afghans prepare to to be evacuated aboard a Qatari transport plane, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August, 18, 2021. Qatar played an out-sized role in U.S. efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. Now the tiny Gulf Arab state is being asked to help shape what is next for Afghanistan because of its ties with both Washington and the Taliban insurgents now in charge in Kabul. (Qatar Government Communications Office via AP)

Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)

Last combat boot departs Afghanistan as U.S. ends longest war

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times