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Soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry fire mortars from the Korengal Outpost at Taliban positions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province on May 12, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ** FILE **

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan could threaten U.S. homeland within two years, Pentagon warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A man receives the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In Afghanistan, where a surge threatens to overwhelm a war-battered health system, 700,000 doses donated by China arrived over the weekend, and within hours, &quot;people were fighting with each other to get to the front of the line,&quot; said Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Ghulam Dastigir Nazari. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Smoke rises after a huge explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 1, 2019. Powerful explosion rocks Afghan capital, with smoke seen billowing from downtown area near U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

Painful memories as U.S. ponders safety of Afghan embassy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this, Nov. 7, 2014, photo, German soldiers participate in a memorial ceremony recalling those killed on allied missions, during a visit by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, at the German NATO base, Camp Marmal, Mazar-i Sharif, 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. Currently, 2,500 U.S. and about 10,000 NATO troops are still in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) **FILE**

One for the road: German troops bringing back 65,000 beers, 340 bottles of wine from Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2018, photo, U.S. Marines watch during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) **FILE**

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 50% complete, Pentagon says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Afghanistan Withdrawal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Leaving Afghanistan

By Clifford D. May

In this May 2, 2021, photo, a U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army at Camp Anthonic in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. The Taliban on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, warned the departing U.S. military against setting up bases in the region, and Pakistan vowed no American bases will be allowed on its territory. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP) ** FILE **

Biden risks leaving Afghan allies at mercy of Taliban after Sept. 11 troop pullout

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 11, 2011, file photo, a U.S. Army soldier walks past an American flag hanging in preparation for a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The final phase of ending America's “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, May 1, 2021, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Pentagon offers little detail on support for Afghanistan after U.S. pullout

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A hand cyclist at the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. zips through a mile with fallen veterans honored by wear blue: run to remember. (Photo by Ingrid Barrentine. used with permission)

This Memorial Day, ‘wear blue’ group asks people to run with specific fallen vet in mind

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, rain clouds loom over the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as it is anchored off Manila Bay, Philippines for a port call. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Pentagon sends sole aircraft carrier in the Pacific to the Middle East

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

An Afghan man lies at a hospital after clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in the province of Laghman, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 24, 2021. This week some of the heaviest fighting since President Biden announced the end to America's "forever war" took place in eastern Laghman province with Taliban threatening the provincial capital Mehtar Lam. (AP Photo/Shafiullah Kakar)

Afghan forces demoralized, rife with corruption

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers patrol outside their military base on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. By Sept. 11 2021, at the latest, the remaining U.S.and allied NATO forces will leave Afghanistan, ending nearly 20 years of military engagement. Also leaving is the American air support that the Afghan military has relied on to stave off potentially game-changing Taliban assaults, ever since it took command of the war from the U.S. and NATO in 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

As U.S. packs up, concern for allies left behind in Afghanistan grows

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., reacts after bumping into an American flag before speaking to the media, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, after a meeting of Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell: Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal will hamper counterterrorism efforts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 3, 2009, file photo, Lt. Thomas Goodman, center, of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division meets with villagers in Qatar Kala in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province with his interpreter Ayazudin Hilal, center left with hat. Hilil served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation. Still, Hilal was turned down when he applied for one of the scarce special visas that would allow him to relocate to the U.S with his family. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

Capitol Hill critics warn Biden faces another Vietnam

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Friday, April 30, 2021, photo former Afghan interpreters hold placards during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Afghans who helped the U.S. now fear being left behind

By Rahim Faiez and Ben Fox - Associated Press

Afghan journalist take photos and film inside a mosque after a bomb explosion in Shakar Dara district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 14, 2921. A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers killing 12 worshippers, Afghan police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers

By Tameem Akhgar - Associated Press

Afghan national army (ANA) Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Biden administration's surprise announcement 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/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

‘Very difficult fight’: Afghan army, Taliban set for major clash outside Kabul as U.S. troops exit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on America's withdrawal from Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Exit from Afghanistan: It’s time for the truth and facing reality

By Abraham Wagner

Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 10, 2021. EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meet in Brussels to discuss current affairs, tensions with Russia, the Western Balkans, transatlantic relations and Belarus. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

EU talks up Afghan support as US leaves, security declines

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

An Afghan man looks at a damaged vehicles in Baba Mir's scrapyard outside Bagram Air Base, northwest of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 3, 2021. As US troops pack up to leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war, it's trashing tons of equipment and selling it as scrap to local dealers. Among Afghans it is causing anger that the mountain of supplies and equipment was trashed before being sold to them. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press