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Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

jclark@washingtontimes.com

Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined at left by Chairman Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., discusses the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan with Secretary of State Antony Blinken who appeared remotely, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Republicans hammer Blinken over Afghan debacle while Dems blame Trump

Infuriated Republicans demanded Secretary of State Antony Blinken's resignation Monday for his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. At the same time, House Democrats mounted a well-coordinated defense of the Biden administration and tried to deflect virtually all of the blame for the chaotic, deadly exit onto former President Donald Trump.

September 13, 2021
In this June 25, 2021, file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is seated after his meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ghani breaks silence, apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Wednesday said fleeing Kabul was "the most difficult decision" of his life and apologized to the Afghan people for leaving "without ensuring stability and prosperity."

September 8, 2021

Blinken to testify before Congress

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan on Sept. 14.

September 7, 2021
Belarus' opposition activists Maria Kolesnikova, right, and Maxim Znak attend a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year's months-long anti-government protests. Maria Kolesnikova, a top member of the opposition Coordination Council, has been in custody since her arrest last September. A court in Minsk found her guilty of conspiring to seize power, creating an extremist organization and calling for actions damaging state security and sentenced her to 11 years in prison. Znak was sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Belarusian opposition figures receive lengthy sentences

A Minsk court Monday sentenced two Belarusian opposition figures to lengthy jail terms in what the State Department has called further evidence of "the regime's total disregard for the human rights and fundamental freedoms" of its citizens.

September 6, 2021