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August 18, 2021

Afghanistan collapse: US has processed almost 5,000 for evacuation from Kabul

The U.S. military has evacuated nearly 5,000 people from Kabul in the last several days, including about 2,000 in the last 24 hours, the State Department said on Wednesday as the U.S. continues to try and remove American citizens and Afghan allies while the Taliban secures its grip on the country.

August 18, 2021

Lindsey Graham says heads should roll at State Department over Afghanistan debacle

Graham went off on Biden’s foreign policy bungle that saw the Taliban take over Afghanistan and the president point fingers at former President Trump and the Afghan security forces.

August 18, 2021

Rep. Michael McCaul: Biden owns Afghanistan mess – he wasted time, ignored advice and now blames others

As the Biden administration faces yet another self-imposed crisis, they are once again falling on their favorite talking point: blame anyone but us.

August 18, 2021

No official US evacuation plan for Americans outside Kabul, report says

The U.S. has no plans to evacuate Americans in Afghanistan who are located outside Kabul, according to a report on Monday.

August 17, 2021

Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker laments 'Al Qaeda is back': 'We've turned Afghanistan into our mortal enemy'

Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who served as the U.S.' chief diplomat to several Middle East countries from the George H.W. Bush administration through that of President Obama, lamented the state of Afghanistan following President Joe Biden's hasty withdrawal.

August 16, 2021

Rebecca Grant: Biden's Afghanistan horror – don't blame our military, blame Blinken, Biden, Senate Dems

Don’t blame the U.S. military for the grim scenes of Afghanis clinging to the sides of a U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter at Kabul airport.  This intelligence failure occurred in Washington at the State Department and White House.

August 15, 2021

Afghan President Ghani flees, US Embassy lowers American flag with Taliban takeover nearly complete

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan, boarding a flight and departing as Taliban forces continued to sweep through the country and entered the capital city of Kabul, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has confirmed.

August 14, 2021

Former CIA Director David Petraeus calls Afghanistan situation ‘catastrophic’

Former CIA Director and retired Army general David Petraeus called the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan "disastrous" and "catastrophic" -- not only for the U.S. but the world, in a Friday interview. 

August 14, 2021

Taliban executions, beheadings in Afghanistan strike fear among those stuck inside country

Afghan citizens face executions, forced marriages and other possible war crimes as the Taliban sweeps across the country, wresting control from ineffective government forces as the U.S. troop withdrawal nears, according to U.S. officials and watchdog groups.

August 13, 2021

Biden State Dept. official deletes tweet warning Afghan women 'stand to lose everything' as Taliban surges

Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Molly Montgomery posted a tweet early Friday morning as the Taliban continues to gain territory and power amid the US troop withdrawal.