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Antony Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2002 file photo, U.S. Marines scan the northwest perimeter of the American military compound at Afghanistan's Kandahar airport using sophisticated thermal imagery equipment. The Biden administration’s surprise announcement in April 2021, 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/Marco Di Lauro, File)

US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, center, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Russia is hosting a peace conference for Afghanistan, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with regional observers in a bid to help jump-start the country's stalled peace process. The one-day gathering Thursday is the first of three planned international conferences ahead of a May 1 deadline for the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the country, a date fixed under a year-old agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) **FILE**

Biden administration backs away from report of Russian bounties to kill U.S. soldiers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 28, 2012, photo, U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol west of Kabul, Afghanistan. After 20 years of military engagement and billions of dollars spent, NATO and the United States still grapple with the same, seemingly intractable conundrum — how to withdraw troops from Afghanistan without abandoning the country to even more mayhem. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi) **FILE**

Taliban warns Biden U.S. troops will be ‘held liable’ after May 1

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, center, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Russia is hosting a peace conference for Afghanistan, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with regional observers in a bid to help jump-start the country's stalled peace process. The one-day gathering Thursday is the first of three planned international conferences ahead of a May 1 deadline for the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the country, a date fixed under a year-old agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Will there be a penalty for America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan?

By Cal Thomas

President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Joe Biden orders Afghanistan exit by Sept. 11: ‘Time to end America’s longest war’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - This Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo shows Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the Taliban's political office, during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. In March 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave both the Taliban and the Afghan government an eight-page proposed peace plan, which they were to discuss, revise and review and come to Turkey ready to cobble together an agreement. But on Monday, April 12, 2021, Naeem said the religious militia won’t attend a peace conference tentatively planned for later in the week in Turkey, putting U.S. efforts to get a peace plan anytime soon in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month

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American soldiers wait on the tarmac in Logar province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Joe Biden to pull all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Car bomb kills 3 in Afghanistan, 10 troops killed in north

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Taliban not ready to meet Afghan govt in Turkey as US wants

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Afghan officials say gunmen kill policewoman on way to work

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Afghan group probes reports of 20 civilians killed in Khost

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Security personnel inspect the site of a sticky bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2021. Sticky bombs slapped onto cars trapped in Kabul’s chaotic traffic are the newest weapons terrorizing Afghans in the increasingly lawless nation. The surge of bombings comes as Washington searches for a responsible exit from decades of war. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Sticky bombs latest weapon in Afghanistan’s arsenal of war

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second left, looks as members of the Taliban delegation arrive for attending an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) ** FILE **

Taliban threatens to attack U.S. troops if they’re not out of Afghanistan by May 1

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Case for Afghanistan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The fall of Bala Murghab and Afghanistan’s future

By Gary Anderson

UN envoy: Attacks must end for Afghan peace talks to succeed

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 20, 2021 file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews an honor guard with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi, India. Austin arrived Sunday, in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

In Kabul, Pentagon chief speaks of ‘responsible end’ to war

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 6, 2021, file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the opening ceremony of the new legislative session of the Parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ghani has made two key Cabinet changes, evoking a strong response Saturday, March 20, 2021 from powerful governing partner Abdullah Abdullah amid increasing pressure from the U.S. to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Afghan president appoints 2 ministers, angers ruling partner

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Members of the Taliban delegation from the left: Khairullah Khairkhwa, former western Herat Governor and one of five Taliban released from the U.S. prison on Guantanamo Bay in exchange for U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, Suhail Shaheen, member of negotiation team, Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the Taliban's political office attend their joint news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2021. The Taliban warned Washington against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan promising a &quot;reaction&quot;. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Taliban expect U.S. withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic rule

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Former President Hamid Karzai, left, and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, second right, attend an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Russia is hosting a peace conference for Afghanistan, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with regional observers in a bid to help jump-start the country's stalled peace process. The one-day gathering Thursday is the first of three planned international conferences ahead of a May 1 deadline for the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the country, a date fixed under a year-old agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russia hosts Afghan peace conference, hoping to boost talks

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press