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President Joe Biden answers a question from a reporter about the situation in Afghanistan as he speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Long way to go’: Biden describes improving situation as Afghanistan evacuations increase

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

GOP pushes back against Biden’s claims of safe passage to Kabul airport

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., speaks during the Climate Forum at Georgetown University, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Bennet ripped for praising Biden’s Afghanistan exit as ‘right decision’ days before Taliban takeover

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Marines, a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, waits with a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

U.S. helicopters at Kabul airport flew outside the gates to bring Americans to safety

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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

In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Taliban not impeding evacuation — for now, Pentagon says

By Mike Glenn - 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

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)

Afghanistan: Accidental, or not? Relentless chaos advances globalist aims

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on impeaching Biden by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Time to impeach Biden: He’s actively trying to destroy the America we know and love

By David N. Bossie

Demonstrators raise their fists during a protest to raise awareness regarding the situation in Afghanistan outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. The European Union has no immediate plans to recognize the Taliban after their sweeping victory in Afghanistan but will talk with the militants to ensure that European nationals and Afghans who have worked with the EU can leave safely, the bloc's top diplomat said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Taliban fighters clash with protesters in first major violence since fall of Kabul

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

$A man holds the flag of Afghanistan during a protest in Jalalabad on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Taliban militants have attacked protesters in eastern Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag. At least one person was killed in the attack that fueled fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. (AP Photo)$

Protests, clashes mar first days of Taliban control

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Spanish Defence Ministry and taken in Kabul, Afghanistan, people board a Spanish airforce A400 plane as part of an evacuation plan at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Wednesday Aug. 18, 2021. (Spanish Defence Ministry via AP)

State Department: Taliban ‘appears’ to let Americans reach Kabul airport

By S.A. Miller - 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 leadership maintains fundamentalist lineage as group regains power

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, making his way to Parliament to debate the situation in Afghanistan, in London, Wednesday Aug. 18, 2021. Johnson is set to update lawmakers Wednesday about the evacuation of British nationals and local allies from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Like Biden, world leaders face blowback from Afghan debacle

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. (AP Photo)

Taliban announces ‘amnesty,’ urges women to join government

By Ahmad Seir, Tameem Akhgar, Kathy Gannon and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

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

Biden has no solutions, pretends he has no problems

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

In front of a Taliban flag, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks at at his first news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. For years, Mujahid had been a shadowy figure issuing statements on behalf of the militants. Mujahid vowed Tuesday that the Taliban would respect women's rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz aimed at convincing world powers and a fearful population that they have changed. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban promise to respect women’s rights; few are buying it

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint that was previously manned by American troops near the US embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. (AP Photo)

U.S. commanders in Afghanistan talking to Taliban after takeover

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times