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Blinken on Monday during a House hearing claimed that the Trump administration did not leave them a plan for withdrawing from Afghanistan.

Hartzler called for a commission on the botched Afghanistan withdrawal that led to the death of 13 American service members.

In an unprecedented move, President Biden told 18 of former President Trump’s appointees to the U.S. military academy boards to resign or be fired. 

An ethics watchdog group launched an investigation into President Joe Biden’s use of public land from the Department of Interior for his September 11 “victory lap” after the botched Afghanistan withdrawal resulting in the death of 13 U.S. servicemembers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview with the BBC that the Taliban takeover means the U.S. military will be redeployed in Afghanistan.

J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy and 2022 Ohio U.S. Senate candidate, said he is worried President Joe Biden’s botched foreign policy could put the United States at risk of future terror attacks.

House Democrats defended the teaching of critical race theory in the military during a markup of the massive defense policy bill.

President Joe Biden’s administration has brought nearly 24,000 Afghans to the United States for permanent resettlement over the last two weeks, newly revealed data shows. 

Trump announced his endorsement of Green Beret veteran and Gold Star husband Joe Kent, who is running on an America First platform.

U.S. weaponry and military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan be will be reverse-engineered by China and Russia, Oliver North said.

Former President Donald Trump, nearly four years ago, warned against the exact consequences of a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.

A 3-year-old boy from northern California, along with his family are stranded in Afghanistan as a result of President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, according to a report.

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller on Tuesday announced that he has submitted his resignation from the Marine Corps.

SPCAI hit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for being a “terrible impediment” to efforts to evacuate dogs from the Kabul airport.

The Pentagon announced the completion of the evacuation mission in Afghanistan, the end of the U.S. military presence after nearly 20 years.

The Pentagon said Monday that about 5,400 Americans were evacuated from Afghanistan out of more than 122,000 evacuees, as it wraps up its evacuation mission by the end of the month.

The Pentagon on Monday said it was “continuing to assess” whether it killed Afghan civilians in a drone strike on Sunday.

Scheller on Sunday announced in a video that he was resigning his commission as a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps.

Scheller was fired speaking out against his command, while Vindman was protected and celebrated by Democrats for doing the same thing.

Members of Congress said Saturday evening that the Biden administration was not allowing Americans into the Kabul airport.

Zinke said Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal now puts the hundreds of special operations forces around the world at risk.

The Pentagon on Saturday morning announced the names of the 13 American servicemembers killed in the August 26 Kabul airport attack.

The Pentagon said as of August 14, about 117,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul, including 5,400 Americans.

A New York Brewery, First Line Brewing, announced they will be leaving 13 beers on a reserved table for the 13 fallen U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during Thursday’s terrorist attack.

Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover Jr. was among the 13 U.S. services members killed by terrorist attacks outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Central Command announced late Friday the U.S. had conducted an “over-the-horizon” counterterrorism strike against an ISIS planner in Afghanistan.

Amongst the fallen in the terrorist attacks outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, was U.S. Marine David Lee Espinoza.

The Pentagon said it expected more terrorist attack attempts at the Kabul airport, where there are more than 5,000 American troops stationed.

The father of a United States Marine who was killed, along with 12 other U.S. service members, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday says President Joe Biden “turned his back” on his young son. 

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirmed Friday that “thousands” of Islamic State prisoners were freed after the United States handed over bases to the Afghan government.

Conservative radio host Larry Elder on Thursday criticized President Joe Biden’s “mindless withdrawal” from Afghanistan.

The Republicans that voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing calls from Republican Trump supporters to impeach President Joe Biden for his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan resulting in the death of U.S. service members.

The General said he did not know if the Taliban let the bombers through to the Kabul airport and conduct attacks that killed U.S. service members.

Pelosi by Thursday 2:15 p.m. ET had not yet made any statements about Americans killed in Afghanistan, but tweeted about unrelated topics.

Kirby confirmed Thursday that “a number” of U.S. service members were killed by at least two bomb attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Three Marines were “seriously wounded” in one of the bombings Thursday morning in Afghanistan at  the Kabul airport, according to a report.