Pentagon: The U.S. "did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out." When it came to announcing that all U.S. troops had left Afghanistan, concluding America's military ground presence there -- and after 20 years the end to America's longest war -- word

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security advisor Jake Sullivan listen as President Joe Biden delivers remarks on evacuation efforts in Afghanistan during a speech in the East

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the May jobs report after U.S. employers boosted hiring amid the easing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2021. Kevin Lemarque

The United States is promising up to $60 million in military aid to Ukraine in advance of a White House meeting on Wednesday between President Joe Biden and his counterpart in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Biden administration said in a notification to Congress

President Biden on Tuesday will seek to turn the page on the worst foreign policy crisis of his administration when he addresses the nation about the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The last soldiers left after nightfall the previous evening,

Facebook says it incorrectly removed the account of the mother of one of the Marines killed in the Kabul terrorist attack last week, following several posts critical of President Joe Biden. Shana Chappell, mother of Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 Marines killed

(CNN) House and Senate Democrats are watching President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan with unease, distancing themselves with some Americans left behind in the war-torn country and as Republicans plot to make the issue a major focus

The fathers of two US Marines killed in last week’s suicide terror attack at the Kabul airport slammed President Joe Biden Monday, accusing the commander-in-chief of repeatedly looking at his watch during the dignified transfer ceremony over the weekend. Darin

(CNN) The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and bloody exit from the United States' longest war. "I'm

America’s longest war ended today. After nearly 20 years, the final U.S. military aircraft lifted off from Afghanistan. General Kenneth McKenzie of the United States Marine Corps oversaw the war. Here was his announcement: General Kenneth Mckenzie Jr, Monday:

Lawmakers Want To Know What Went Wrong With Afghanistan Lawmakers criticized the Biden administration's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. They now want to reassert Congress' authority and continue efforts to evacuate Americans and allies. Politics

Fox News contributor Joey Jones slammed President Biden during the "Faulkner Focus" on Tuesday, arguing Gold Star families deserve more from the commander-in-chief after he checked his watch during a ceremony honoring the 13 fallen service members who died

Biden Speaks On The End Of War In Afghanistan And Evacuations U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, ending America's longest war. Biden has detailed outreach efforts to Americans in Afghanistan. Politics Biden Speaks On The End Of War In Afghanistan And Evacuations

House Republicans are holding President Biden accountable for stranding up to 200 or more Americans while abandoning U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a press conference to announce that House Democrats

President Joe Biden is set to address the nation Tuesday, and is expected to keep defending his self-imposed deadline to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan -- a day after the last troops left the country, bringing America's longest war to a close --

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White

President Joe Biden stood by his decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31, saying his decision to do so saved lives. “I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit,” Biden said in a speech at the White

Fox News host Sean Hannity demanded President Joe Biden resign Monday on his show “Hannity” for abandoning his pledge to stay in Afghanistan until every American citizen was evacuated. Referencing reports that roughly 200 Americans are still left in Afghanistan,

The Defense Department on Monday released an image of the last American soldier leaving Afghanistan, signaling the end of the nation’s longest war. That distinction goes to Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, who

Monday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” host Chris Cuomo was joined by an American citizen identified as “Sara,” who was unable to leave Afghanistan before the last U.S. military plane departed Afghanistan. “Sara” told Cuomo there were 37 women and children in

Opinion: Here's How Biden Should Strengthen Ties With Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP Efrem Lukatsky/AP William B. Taylor is a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. David J. Kramer, a former assistant secretary of state for democracy,

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled Tuesday on whether President Biden regrets promising to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American citizen is out after he broke that promise by leaving more than a hundred behind Monday. "We are

Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks After The Last U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden will address the nation on Tuesday on his decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Aug.

President Joe Biden’s appearance at the dignified transfer of remains of the 13 soldiers slain in Afghanistan on Sunday was sharply criticized, according to accounts of the ceremony by family members One woman screamed at Biden across the airport tarmac, “I

"There's a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure," said Gen. McKenzie The TAKE with Rick Klein Three days after the 9/11 attacks -- just two weeks shy of 20 years ago -- then-President George W. Bush prepared the nation for an arduous war on terror

Move over, Barack “I killed Osama bin Laden” Obama. There’s a new celebrant in chief in town. And his name is Joe Biden. Never mind the teeny issue about vowing on multiple occasions to “stay” in Afghanistan until every American citizen has been rescued; let

WASHINGTON -- With the final stream of U.S. cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not win. But as the war ended with a chaotic, bloody evacuation that

President Biden stressed the need for changing the "perception" of the Taliban’s progress in Afghanistan, "whether it is true or not," during a phone call with former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani less than four weeks before Kabul collapsed, according to a

Blinken says under 200 Americans in Afghanistan Secretary of State Antony Blinken says fewer than 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan who want to leave and the U.S. will continue to try to get them out. (Aug. 30)

We’ve written about the censorship by Big Tech in the past. But it’s more than beyond the pale when they shut down the Instagram account of grieving Gold Star mother, Shana Chappell, the mother of Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 members

Washington (CNN) President Joe Biden is slated to address the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, a day after the last American military planes left the country, concluding the nation's longest war nearly 20 years after it began. The US withdrawal,

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the Biden Administration will continue its effort to evacuate the more than 100 Americans remaining in Afghanistan, even after the full withdrawal of U.S. troops, saying the mission has now "shifted from

(CNN) America's chaotic, humiliating -- yet, at times, heroic -- final retreat from its defeat in Afghanistan will resonate for years after the last military jet lifted off from Kabul at 11:59 p.m. local time on Monday, ending the country's longest war. The

President Biden appears to have broken his promise to stay in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Monday evening that the last of the U.S. troops stationed at the Kabul airport had left, completing

Widow Of Soldier Killed In Kabul Bombing Said He Was 'Brilliant' One of the 13 U.S. service members to die after the Kabul airport bombing was Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, a 23-year-old special operations soldier from Tennessee. His widow, Alena, remembers him. National

In a defiant speech Tuesday, President Biden stood by his decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan and warned the terrorist group ISIS-K, "We are not done with you yet." Less than a week after the insurgent group killed 13 U.S. service members and

Some Americans have been left behind in Afghanistan despite claims by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki last week that it was "irresponsible" to say Americans were stranded in the country. "I think it’s irresponsible to say Americans are stranded. They

While Democrats and White House allies are attempting to cast the Afghanistan evacuation as a success on Monday, social media critics tore into the president for breaking his pledge to stay in the country until every American was evacuated. Marine Corps Gen.

Instagram "incorrectly" and temporarily deleted an account belonging to the mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan last week. Shana Chappell said in a Monday Facebook post that her Instagram account had

President Joe Biden inexplicably referred to a black adviser, Cedric Richmond, as “boy” on Monday, the latest of a series of controversial racial statements throughout his political career. The president made his statement during a Hurricane Ida briefing with

GOP lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to reverse its decision to end the US evacuation of Afghanistan, blasting the White House for vacating the country by an Aug. 31 deadline despite leaving Americans and Afghan allies behind. The Republicans

Ukraine's leader is traveling to the United States this week in hopes of bolstering security ties with Washington and persuading the administration to ramp up sanctions against a new Russian natural gas pipeline that bypasses his country. President Volodymyr

A defiant President Joe Biden defended his tumultuous exit from Afghanistan on Tuesday, refusing to admit mistakes or accept blame for lives lost or Americans left behind. “Some say that the evacuation from Afghanistan could have been started sooner and completed

President Biden listens during a briefing on Hurricane Ida at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 30, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) President Biden’s Afghanistan exit ended with another national humiliation, with perhaps yet more on the way. After

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding answers on the number of Americans left in Afghanistan.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called Monday for the chamber to return from its recess to consider legislation that would mandate reports on Americans left behind in Afghanistan, following President Biden’s decision to stick to an Aug. 31 withdrawal

Sen. Ben Sasse took aim at President Biden's handling of the final days in Afghanistan, calling the U.S. withdrawal from the country a "national disgrace." "This national disgrace is the direct result of President Biden’s cowardice and incompetence," the Nebraska

Defenders of the Biden administration are already trying to rewrite history. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE ‘I t’s amazing to watch in real time the fabrication of an Americans-left-behind stab-in-the-back myth,” writes The Atlantic’s David Frum. Was General Frank

A 3-year-old boy from northern California, along with his family, is stranded in Afghanistan as a result of President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, according to a report. The 3-year-old born near Sacramento with an American passport is stranded

Former George W. Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that he thanked God that President Joe Biden completed the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Dowd said, “For me, today is, yes, but the sadness is moreover political decisions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks following talks on the situation in Afghanistan, at the State Department in Washington, D,C., August 30, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed that the U.S. will continue

Former President Donald Trump hit the Biden administration Tuesday for abandoning the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan given its close proximity to China and also slammed the president for leaving behind military equipment for the Taliban to seize amid the chaotic

President Joe Biden addressed the nation Tuesday afternoon for the first time since American troops fully withdrew from Afghanistan and pinned partial blame on former President Donald Trump for some of the chaos that unfolded during the withdrawal. "The previous

The establishment media published positive headlines after President Joe Biden fully withdrew from Afghanistan on Monday, leaving billions of dollars worth of abandoned military equipment and up to 200 stranded American citizens in the country. “Last troops

President Biden has faced mounting criticism from lawmakers within his own party in recent days as the last U.S. forces depart Afghanistan following a chaotic evacuation mission. Much of the Democratic criticism regarding Biden’s handling of the withdrawal

A Florida police department has arranged 13 patrol cars in the shape of a heart to pay tribute to the young U.S. service members who lost their lives in last week’s suicide bombing at Kabul airport. The display – in which the vehicles were photographed with

Grieving families who lost loved ones to the Kabul terrorist attack confronted President Joe Biden over their deaths, The Washington Post reported. Biden met with the families at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday. Mark Schmitz and his ex-wife, whose son Jared

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday that the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal was the "Mona Lisa of incompetence." The Louisiana senator made these comments after the Pentagon announced Monday that all U.S. troops have departed

Following nearly 20 years of occupation, Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue – the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division based out of Fort Bragg, N.C. – is the last American soldier to have set foot in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps posted

During his press conference on Monday following the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said America will now lead the region “with diplomacy,” seemingly oblivious to the fact that the Biden administration just abandoned

During a Tuesday appearance on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) offered his criticism of President Joe Biden’s mismanagement of the U.S. troops’ withdrawal out of Afghanistan. Kennedy described the withdrawal, which left behind an estimated

President Biden repeatedly misled the American public about the withdrawal from Afghanistan , a Fox News review of his public statements reveals. Biden's assurances about how the withdrawal would be conducted, whether the Taliban would seize control of Afghanistan

Taking after Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally showed up two hours late and spoke about the U.S. leaving Afghanistan after twenty years today. He spoke about how they were now going to be setting up diplomatic operations in Doha, Qatar rather

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said one reason President Joe Biden went back on his pledge to stay in Afghanistan until all Americans were out is that Biden determined “that we were more likely to get more

Understandably, President Joe Biden checking his watch numerous times during the dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base Sunday for the 13 U.S. service members who were killed during last week’s suicide bombings in Afghanistan upset a lot of people,

President Biden is set to deliver remarks to the American people Tuesday afternoon on his decision to end the two-decade war in Afghanistan, and is expected to make clear his intention to approach foreign policy in ways that will "keep the American people safe." The

Two Gold Star fathers of U.S. Marines killed in an ISIS-K-linked blast in Kabul amid President Joe Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal lambasted the commander in chief for acting selfish in their interactions. Mark Schmitz, father of Missouri Marine Jared Schmitz,

"America's Newsroom" co-anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino grilled Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about the Biden administration's decision to end evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan, breaking a promise to not leave any Americans behind. The last U.S. soldier

Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commander of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and Ambassador Ross Wilson, charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, were the final Americans to step aboard the last U.S. military C-17 cargo jet shortly before it lifted

Joe Biden finally spoke today to mark the end of the war in Afghanistan. After showing up hours late for the originally scheduled event, something that has become a habit for this president, Biden took to the podium. What transpired was surprising and shocking

Cheyenne McCollum, the sister of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, who was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the recent ISIS-K terror attack outside Kabul’s main airport, said she walked away from President Joe Biden as he began what she described as a

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) said that the number of Americans still in Afghanistan is higher than the number put out by the State Department and that the fate of the interpreters

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is demanding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) launch a bipartisan investigation into President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal in Afghanistan. Following reports that senior Pentagon leaders

Facebook said Tuesday it mistakenly deleted the Instagram account of a grieving mother whose son was among the U.S. service members who died as a result of the ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport last week. The Facebook-owned Instagram restored Shana Chappell’s

A Gold Star father said President Joe Biden bristled and bluntly responded to his request that he learn the stories of his Marine son and the 12 other service members killed last week in Afghanistan, according to a report. Mark Schmitz, the father of Marine

New footage shows the moment a decorated American soldier boarded a military cargo plane just before midnight Tuesday in Afghanistan — becoming the last US service member to depart the country. The departure of Maj. Gen. Donahue, commander of the US. Army

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen at the Desert Stateline project near Nipton, California, U.S. August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen at the Desert Stateline project near Nipton, California, U.S. August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget

President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan left 13 U.S. service members dead, Americans stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and led U.S. allies to question American leadership – and it's already becoming a central part of Republicans' 2022 pitch to

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the

In his first address to the American people after completely pulling out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden admitted he was leaving ten percent of Americans, who the United States intended to evacuate, in the country now controlled by a jihadist organization. The

Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz’s body was resting in a flagged-draped coffin. Each coffin, identical to the next coffin. Each containing the remains of 13 dead American soldiers. They were slowly removed from the back of a C-17 and moved to ground transportation.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 31, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) President Biden declared the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a success in a defiant speech on Tuesday, even

Shana Chappell, the mother of a U.S. Marine killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghanistan last week, excoriated President Joe Biden on social media after meeting him in Dover. Chappell is the mother of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui of Norco,

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki addresses the attack in Afghanistan during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 26, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday dodged a question about

President Joe Biden will address the nation later today – nearly 24 hours after the final US troops left Afghanistan in a frantic exit that cost the lives of 13 U.S. service members and more than 180 Afghans. Soon after the final US transport planes left Kabul’s

White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not deny that President Biden looked at his watch during a dignified transfer ceremony in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed by ISIS-K in Kabul. On Sunday, Biden met with the families of the troops killed

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Secretary of State Tony Blinken pledged ongoing support to what he described as the "small number of Americans" still in Afghanistan after the last U.S. troops departed the country on Monday. Blinken said the State Department does not have an exact figure

I wrote a longer VIP piece about the results of an empty husk like President Joe Biden wanting position and power without doing the work to achieve that end, and how damage and disaster are always the result. This continues to unfold, and is now evidenced in

The mother of a Marine killed in the suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week had her account removed from Instagram and “incorrectly deleted” from Facebook following her fierce criticism of President Biden in the wake of her son’s death. Shana Chappell,

The Washington Post editorial board deemed the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal of U.S .troops and evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan a "moral disaster" in a new op-ed. The U.S. military flew its last evacuation flight out of Afghanistan Monday.

A new piece written by Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin received a stamp of approval from multiple Biden administration officials. In the column titled "The State Department deserves more credit for its effort to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan,"

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby acknowledged Tuesday that Americans were "stranded" in Afghanistan, despite the earlier stance by White House press secretary Jen Psaki that use of the term to describe those unable to escape the Taliban-controlled country was

U.S. Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last U.S. service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 30, 2021 in a photograph taken using

The Pentagon’s spokesman on Tuesday acknowledged Americans are “stranded” in Afghanistan, contradicting the White House press secretary’s assertion on August 24 “it’s irresponsible to say Americans are stranded. They are not.” When Pentagon spokesman John

A poll released Tuesday shows President Joe Biden continues to suffer low approval ratings after his disastrous exit from Afghanistan. Morning Consult reports that 48 percent of voters approve of Biden’s job performance while 49 percent disapprove. That marks

Two Gold Star fathers of U.S. Marines killed during the terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, recently spoke out about their experiences with President Joe Biden. Mark Schmitz, the father of Marine Jared Schmitz, and Darin Hoover, the father of Marine Darin

Talk about a catastrophic success. The Biden administration wants credit for the Afghanistan evacuation as measured by the sheer number of people it flew out amid a security and humanitarian crisis of its own making. This is akin to the neighborhood arsonist

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On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated that, faced with the choice between keeping his promise to Americans to stay until they were out of Afghanistan and keeping his promise to the Taliban to have American

Appearing on the Fox News Channel, Jim McCollum, the father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, who was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the recent ISIS-K terror attack outside Kabul’s main airport, criticized President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S.’s

President Joe Biden honors the dignified transfer of the remains of U.S. military service members who were killed by an August 26 suicide bombing at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., August 29, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) Some

State Department spokesperson Ned Price tweeted an op-ed Monday evening, as Americans were abandoned in Afghanistan, declaring that the State Department “deserves more credit for its effort to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan.” Opinion | The State Department

A combination image shows U.S. Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, stepping on board a C-17 transport plane as the last U.S. service member to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 30,

President Joe Biden announced Monday evening he would speak Tuesday afternoon regarding the end of the war in Afghanistan even as the last American troops had already left the country. The White House released a 524-word statement Monday evening from Biden

House Republicans on Tuesday demanded President Biden come up with a plan for recovering U.S. citizens left behind in Afghanistan. About two dozen House Republicans, many of whom served in Afghanistan, gathered at the Capitol and called on House Speaker Nancy

While addressing the nation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unable to say how many Americans were left in Afghanistan after the military finished withdrawing from the country. Blinken — after touting the completion of the operation to evacuate

In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware

President Biden‘s White House scheduled Tuesday afternoon remarks on the end of the war in Afghanistan were pushed back for a second time. Reporters who had gathered to enter the room to hear Mr. Biden‘s speech were told to return to the press room about five

Fox News host Sean Hannity demanded President Biden resign Monday for "lying" to the American people about his pledge to stay in Afghanistan until every citizen is evacuated. "Apparently Joe Biden was telling all of us an outright lie," Hannity told viewers

After nearly 20 years of war, the last of America’s troops made a frantic final exit out of Afghanistan on Monday, capping the US’s deadly and botched withdrawal from the strife-torn country. The past two weeks have been filled with scenes of bloodshed and

The picture of President Joe Biden stealing a glance at his watch Sunday during a solemn ceremony for the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan says it all: Biden can’t deal with the reality of what he’s wrought; he’s desperate to move on. What a dishonorable

Congressional Republicans were livid Monday after the Biden administration announced that the evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan had ended with hundreds of US citizens and thousands of America’s Afghan allies left behind. “Joe Biden left behind Americans,”

A terrified American citizen who was an interpreter for the US military has said she is now stranded in Afghanistan — because no one told her the last flights were leaving Monday. “I just found out that [the last US troops] left, and I was just silent for

The Atlantic gave Democratic insider David Rothkopf space to gush Monday that President Joe Biden deserved credit, not blame, for what's transpired in Afghanistan and Americans should "feel proud." Biden has been the subject of sharp criticism over the chaotic

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House,

President Biden , in a defiant address to the nation, said Tuesday that he takes "responsibility" for the decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, while blaming former President Trump and the Afghan security forces for the crisis leading to the

The Biden administration on Tuesday warned that "all areas" of Afghanistan are "unsafe" after an unknown number of Americans were left stranded in the country after the last U.S. troops left on Monday evening, ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline The State Department

Biden administration officials are in contact with Americans who chose not to leave Afghanistan, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. “We are in touch with a number of these Americans, not everyone, perhaps, but we are in touch,” Ms. Psaki said

If you’ve been locked in a closet or had your head buried in the sand or up your— never mind, you get it. What a tragedy that Joe Biden did not. So, yeah — if you haven’t paid much attention to the news over the last couple of weeks, a quick scan of the following,

The father of a fallen Wyoming Marine killed in Kabul, Afghanistan rejected an invitation to speak with Joe Biden following his son’s death, telling "Fox & Friends" he had "no desire" to meet with the president. Other family members expressed disappointment

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on Afghanistan during

On Monday, as the last of U.S. troops were pulled from Afghanistan in keeping with President Biden’s deadline, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) accused the president of recklessly leaving American citizens behind, allowing for what could be become an international

The mother of a fallen Marine, Shana Chappell, whose son died in a suicide bombing attack at the Kabul International Airport, had her Instagram account deleted, only to see it reactivated on Monday night. Instagram apologized following the deletion, saying

President Joe Biden ordered a hasty, chaotic, and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of Americans stranded there on August 31. Ironically, Biden had promised — repeatedly — to leave “no one behind” there, or anywhere. Biden broke a specific

Hurricane Ida will continue to move inland after wreaking havoc in Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. The category 4 hurricane made landfall near Port Fourchu at 11:55 a.m., with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, according to the National

Exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on Sunday, flooding towns and knocking out power for entire parishes. The New Orleans levee system erected in the wake of Katrina’s catastrophic failures held. But

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina struck

The death toll from Hurricane Ida rose to at least four after a highway collapsed in Mississippi, millions were still without power, and flooding remained a threat Tuesday as remnants of the monster storm swept across the Southeast. "Some of these cars are

The New Orleans Police Department has deployed anti-looting teams throughout the city — which is currently without power — in an attempt to stop criminals from destroying local businesses as the city “#NOPD has deployed anti-looting teams across the city in

New Orleans man endures heat with no power A New Orleans man who rode out Hurricane Ida in their home is resigned to “make it through” the heat despite the loss of power. (Aug. 31)

Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region's power grid,

In Ida’s Grip, Louisiana Struggles to Assess the Damage About a million customers were left without power as a slow-moving storm pummeled the region, causing at least three deaths. Louisiana surveys the wreckage left by Hurricane Ida. Video Hurricane Ida made

A Louisiana man who drowned inside his car has been confirmed as the second death from Hurricane Ida, state officials said Monday. The man, who was not identified, died on Interstate-10 while trying to drive through floodwaters, the Lousiana Department of

Hurricane Ida brought death, destruction, power outages and floods to Louisiana Hurricane Ida left behind a path of death and destruction, with more than 1 million homes and businesses without power and two people confirmed dead.

Louisiana and Mississippi took stock Tuesday of the disaster inflicted by powerful Hurricane Ida, as receding floodwaters began to reveal the full extent of the damage along the US Gulf Coast and the death toll rose to four. New Orleans was still mostly without

New Orleans's Recover From Hurricane Ida's Damage Has Been Slow Recovery is slow going in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida stormed ashore on Sunday. Rescue crews are still trying to get into hard hit areas as residents cope with the prospect of no power for weeks. National

Videos and photos emerging from Grand Isle, Louisiana, reveal the massive devastation from the wind and tidal surges caused by Hurricane Ida. The mayor of the island city says 85 percent of structures received damage. Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle told

Live Live Updates: Louisiana Faces a Long Recovery After Ida More than a million homes and businesses remained without power, including much of New Orleans, after the hurricane passed through. Officials urge Louisiana residents who evacuated during Ida not

FILE PHOTO: Energy power crews work to restore power after Hurricane Ida struck New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Devika Krishna Kumar FILE PHOTO: Energy power crews work to restore power after Hurricane Ida struck New Orleans, Louisiana,

16 Years After Hurricane Katrina, News Orleans Is Forced To Deal With Ida Hurricane Ida roared ashore in southern Louisiana on Sunday, and left behind much destruction. Many trees are down and roofs were ripped off homes and businesses. Power is out in many

The oil and gas industry infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Sunday as a Category 4 storm. It could take weeks to assess the damage, with repairs delayed by the loss of power after “catastrophic”

Gas Prices Unlikely To Skyrocket As Oil Companies Assess Hurricane Ida Damage Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Oil companies are still assessing the damage at the oil rigs, platforms and refineries that were

Disturbing new aerial photos show Hurricane’s Ida devastating impact on Louisiana, with whole blocks of homes turned into islands from storm surges that buried the region. The photos show single-family homes in LaPlace in St. John the Baptist Parish in the

These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP Hurricane Ida's fierce Category 4 winds and torrential rain left the Louisiana coastline badly beaten. Images

Damage from Hurricane Ida is still being assessed after it made landfall on Sunday. The storm caused at least four deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi, while thousands more were left without power and continued flooding. One area that saw extensive damage

Hurricane Ida battered Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 storm on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, bringing a new wave of devastation to the South. Ida made landfall in Louisiana twice, first near Port Fourchon before noon local time and again two

Editor's note: Having trouble connecting? Read USA TODAY's text-only storm updates. Fleets of boats, high-water vehicles and helicopters rescued hundreds trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters across southern Louisiana on Monday and utility repair crews rushed

Editor's note: Having trouble connecting? Read USA TODAY's text-only storm updates. The lack of electricity combined with steamy late-summer weather to make for miserable conditions for hundreds of thousands of Louisianans trying to recover from the impacts

Editor's note: Having trouble connecting? Read USA TODAY's text-only storm updates. Fleets of boats, high-water vehicles and helicopters rescued hundreds trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters across southern Louisiana on Monday and utility repair crews rushed

Historic Karnofsky Shop In New Orleans Collapses During Hurricane Ida Among the buildings lost to Hurricane Ida was 427 South Rampart St., where Louis Armstrong spent much of his childhood with the Jewish family he worked for. They encouraged him to get into

Hurricane Ida Does More Damage At Port Fourchon Than Previous Storms Tremendous damage was caused in Louisiana by Ida. Chett Chiasson, the executive director of Port Fourchon, talks with NPR's Noel King about the damage sustained and how long it'll take to

New Orleans Mayor Cantrell On The City's Loss Of Power Brought By Hurricane Ida NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with LaToya Cantrell, mayor of New Orleans, about the damage from Hurricane Ida that has left residents without power for days. National New Orleans

On August 29, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans. The storm was one of the most intense hurricanes to ever hit the state, with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, causing widespread power outages, flooding, and at

News Brief: America's Longest War Ends, Ida Damage, Mask Mandate Bans The U.S. military is out of Afghanistan. Hurricane Ida left behind a path of destruction in Louisiana. The federal government is looking into five states' efforts to stop schools from requiring

Even if American officials could verify every target list, any airstrikes would be in service to a Taliban takeover it spent decades resisting. And each Taliban soldier spared from fighting ISIS-K could be redirected to suppressing less extreme opposition groups. It

Taliban leaders took over control of the Kabul airport Tuesday and marked the departure of the last U.S. plane from the country by taking a symbolic walk across the airport's sole runway, according to a report. "The world should have learned its lesson and

(CNN) Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the withdrawal of the last American troops left Afghanistan in the grip of the militant group. The airport that in recent weeks had been

Taliban walk in front of a military airplane a day after the U.S. troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021. (Stringer/Reuters) Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is making the rounds — and headlines —

Live Live Updates: Afghans Confront Their Future on First Day Under Full Taliban Control Vital questions swirl about how the group, which has yet to form a government, will preside over a nation beleaguered by humanitarian and economic crises. With Afghanistan

The leader of the exiled government of East Turkistan – the western, largely Uyghur-populated region China refers to as Xinjiang – told Breitbart News this weekend that China takes its friendship with the Taliban “very seriously,” as it could soon help lead

(CNN) The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials. One of the officials

An Afghan anchorman was caught in the unenviable position of reading the news while surrounded by armed Taliban fighters – as he told his viewers to “not be afraid.” The nervous-looking presenter of Afghan TV’s Peace Studio political debate show is seen talking

What It Was Like Entering The Kabul Airport Alongside The Taliban NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nabih Bulos, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about the Taliban's takeover of the Kabul airport. World What It Was Like Entering The Kabul

Afghan women will be allowed to study at university under Taliban rule — but not in the same room as any men. The Taliban’s ban on mixed classes comes after the militant group vowed to rule differently to when they were last in power in the 90s when women

This has allowed ISIS-K to build alliances in the first few years since its formation with groups in eastern Afghanistan that consider themselves rivals to the Taliban — and appeal to recruits with promises of stepped-up violence and broad-reaching jihad. But

The Taliban is quickly moving to squash resistance to their reign, cutting off Internet access in the holdout Afghanistan province of the Panjshir Valley, The Washington Free Beacon reported. It was unclear how the Taliban was able to cut the access, but the

Even if American officials could verify every target list, any airstrikes would be in service to a Taliban takeover it spent decades resisting. And each Taliban soldier spared from fighting ISIS-K could be redirected to suppressing less extreme opposition groups. It

Afghanistan entered a new era following the exit of the last US forces on Monday. After 20 years of war, the country is now under control of the Taliban, which completed its shockingly rapid takeover by capturing Kabul on Aug. 15. The Biden administration

The Uyghur community hiding in Afghanistan is terrified they will be tracked or face forced deportation to China following the final departure of US troops — as Beijing strengthens ties with the Taliban. “The Uyghurs in Afghanistan are just so scared. The

After nearly 20 years of U.S. control, Afghanistan officially fell into the hands of the Taliban on Tuesday when the last American plane departed from the airport in Kabul, leaving hundreds if not thousands of Americans and Afghan allies stranded. In the intervening

A video allegedly showing Osama bin Laden's former personal security chief traveling openly in Afghanistan for the first time in a decade has raised questions about the relationship between al-Qaida and the Taliban. The Drive reported Monday a YouTube video

A reporter stayed with several Taliban fighters who were seen entering a hangar at Kabul airport to examine Chinook helicopters left behind following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a report. Gunfire could apparently be heard as several

Taliban fighters stood on Kabul international airport’s tarmac Tuesday morning and declared victory just hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal brought the curtain down on America’s longest war. Clad in captured American camouflage uniforms, the Taliban

There’s clearly a new sheriff in town. Stunning photos show Taliban fighters posing in the former Afghan National Police Academy in Kabul amid the frenzied withdrawal of US and other Western forces and the extremist group’s quick takeover of the country. Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America’s longest war. Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America’s longest war. Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly

“You can save particular areas or particular homes,” Professor North said. “But the fire is pretty much going to do what it’s going to do until the weather shifts.” On Monday, propelled by strong winds, the fire crested a granite ridge that officials had hoped

Winds Have Been High As The Caldor Fire Threatens California's South Lake Tahoe Firefighters are hoping for favorable conditions today to help them keep the Caldor Fire from getting loose in the city of South Lake Tahoe, California. National Security Winds

California Fire Approaches Lake Tahoe After Mass Evacuation Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A ferocious wildfire swept toward Lake Tahoe on Tuesday just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California

Nevada officials prepare for Caldor Fire threat Nevada officials say they're preparing for the worst as the Caldor Fire advances towards communities around Lake Tahoe along the California-Nevada state line. (August 31)

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A day after an explosive wildfire emptied a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe, a huge firefighting force braced for strong winds Tuesday as residents in neighboring Nevada were put on notice to be ready to flee. The

A red flag warning was in effect across the Northern Sierra over the next two days. Evacuation warnings were extended to cover the city of South Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas. Winds and dry conditions are fueling the fire's spread. Thousands of people

Homes lost, roads packed after South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate due to Caldor Fire Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe after the iconic freshwater lake came under evacuation orders due to the raging Caldor Fire.

The Caldor Fire tearing through Northern California has forced evacuations of one of the state's most popular resort areas. Much of idyllic lake town South Lake Tahoe is under an evacuation order, and a red flag warning is in effect across the Northern Sierra

Winds hamper effort to keep fire from Lake Tahoe A huge firefighting force gathered to defend communities near Lake Tahoe from a wildfire is being hampered by difficult weather conditions. The wind-driven Caldor Fire crossed highways and burned structures

Another red flag warning Tuesday in Northern California could make conditions worse for firefighters. The Caldor Fire jumped Highway 89 on Monday after a mass evacuation of South Lake Tahoe. More evacuation orders were issued near the Dixie Fire, the state's

After burning for two weeks, the Caldor Fire in California has begun threatening populated areas. The blaze has forced evacuations around Lake Tahoe, a popular tourist destination. More than 33,000 homes and businesses are at risk.

The Caldor Fire is one of seven blazes currently active in California. The largest, the Dixie Fire, has burned more than 800,000 acres since it broke out in mid-July, and is the second-largest in California's history.

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A Kabul-based animal rescue tried to get dozens of dogs and cats out of the Taliban-controlled locale before American troops left but they weren’t allowed on military aircraft, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International wrote in a news

American citizens and Afghan allies weren’t all the Biden administration left behind in its retreat from Afghanistan. The U.S. military abandoned its contracted working dogs, according to a statement Monday night by a major animal-welfare group. American

Even the final vote did not escape a parting round of confrontation after Senate Republicans scuttled one the few areas of bipartisan agreement at the last minute: language that would have shielded voters with felony convictions from prosecution if they cast

Aug 30, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Andy Murray of Great Britain hits to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece (not pictured) on day one of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports