Afghanistan
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Military and Defense
Marines, Soldiers Who Assisted Afghanistan Evacuation To Receive Highest Unit-Level Award
Units of soldiers and Marines who took part in the Afghanistan non-combat evacuation in August 2021 as the war was…
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White House Watch
‘What Are You Covering Up?’: Gold Star Parent Hints At Biden Admin Scrubbing Footage Of Kabul Bombing
The father of Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz said Tuesday that SD cards were “wiped clean” of footage of the…
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Military and Defense
‘Confusing At Best’: Retired Colonel Says No One Was In Charge Of Afghanistan Withdrawal
A retired Army colonel said Thursday that the lack of a leader directing the military and State Department actions on…
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Military and Defense
State Dept Team Acknowledged Kabul Airport Was Incapable Of Handling Biden Admin’s Evacuation Plan, Witness Says
A State Department team agreed that Bagram Air Force Base was better suited to support an emergency evacuation, Command Sgt.…
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White House Watch
New State Department Report Says Biden Didn’t Know Who Was In Charge Of Afghanistan Debacle
The Biden State Department did not have clarity on who was in charge of coordinating the department’s role in the…
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Male Afghan Students Boycott Classes To Protest Ban On Women’s Education
Male students in Afghanistan vowed they will not return to class until women are allowed to return to university classrooms,…
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In Congress
Congress Spars Over Bill Giving Afghans Who Fled The Taliban A Path To Permanent Residence
Lawmakers failed to come to an agreement over legislation that would create a path to permanent residence for Afghan evacuees,…
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Editorial Cartoons
Paper Anniversary
Editorial cartoon by Michael Ramirez. Commentary by R. Mitchell, Editor-in-chief. See more Ramirez (@Ramireztoons) HERE.
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Military and Defense
‘Ripple Effect’: Military Families Pay For Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
One year after the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. soldiers, Dakota Halverson,…
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Military and Defense
‘Worse Than Saigon’: Former Green Beret Rips Biden For ‘Cold-Hearted’ Withdrawal From Afghanistan
A former Green Beret now serving in the House of Representatives blasted President Joe Biden over last year’s withdrawal from…
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White House Watch
Hundreds More Americans Wanted To Leave Afghanistan Than Biden Admin Initially Claimed, Investigation Finds
More than 800 Americans have evacuated from Afghanistan in the year since the U.S. military withdrew, significantly more than the…
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Military and Defense
‘Ghost Soldiers’: The Pentagon Lost $232 Million Trying To Pay Afghan Forces
The Department of Defense (DOD) paid $232 million to unauthorized or nonexistent accounts between 2019 and 2021 from funds intended…
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In The News
As Their Country Fell Apart, Former Afghan Officials Fled To Mansions In The US
Many members of Afghanistan’s last government fled the country in the years leading up to the fall of Kabul and…
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Taliban Won’t Allow Girls To Go To School Past 6th Grade, Breaking Promise To International Community
Despite promises that schools would stay open for young girls in Afghanistan, the Taliban will not allow females to go…
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