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Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., center, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, right, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and other GOP members criticize President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the close of the war in Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Republicans seek increase to Pentagon budget

By Joseph Clark - 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

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President and party leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech at a ceremony marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

House defense bill targets Chinese influence operations

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts security during the ongoing evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (Sgt. Jillian G. Hix/U.S. Army via AP)

Drone strike kills two ISIS-K militants in Afghanistan, Pentagon says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Smoke rises from explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. The explosion went off outside Kabul’s airport, where thousands of people have flocked as they try to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Officials offered no casualty count, but a witness said several people appeared to have been killed or wounded Thursday. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Biden condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul, vows to ‘hunt down’ those who killed 13 U.S. troops

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, U.S. Army medic Kristen Rogers of Waxhaw, N.C. fills syringes with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) **FILE**

Pentagon orders COVID-19 vaccinations for military personnel

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 9, 2021, file photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Pentagon: U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Illustration on UFOs by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Independence Day’ summer meets with yawns

By Julia Gorin

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)

U.S. rescue mission in Kabul races against time, Taliban crackdown

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, accompanied by U.S. Army Major Gen. William Taylor, Joint Staff Operations, left, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

FILE - 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)

Pentagon seeks to shift $400 million for Afghan refugee evacuations

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

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, generals offer mixed messages on stranded Americans

By Mike Glenn and Jeff Mordock - 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

In this July 21, 2021, file photo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

Biden’s defense secretary has no plans to resign over Afghan disaster

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on the need to upgrade the U.S. nuclear arsenal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden administration’s growing disconnect on nuclear deterrence priorities

By Patty-Jane Geller

In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: China building third missile field for hundreds of new ICBMs

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan)

Taliban continues their blitz across Afghanistan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this July 21, 2021, file photo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for all personnel

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times