War in Afghanistan

A baby is lifted over a wall at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan by U.S. soldiers as Afghans attempt to flee the Taliban takeover of the country, Aug. 19, 2021.

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Trump Defense Department callously endangers Afghan allies

Beth Bailey · August 1, 2025 6:00 am

Personal info of spies and special forces among over 100 Britons included in UK Afghan data leak

Brady Knox · July 17, 2025 2:31 pm

UK smuggled in thousands of Afghans after 2022 data leak

Timothy Nerozzi · July 15, 2025 12:02 pm

Afghan police officers arrive to the scene after Taliban fighters stormed a government building in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 12, 2014. Taliban fighters stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan after killing police guards on Monday, the most serious in a wave of attacks marking the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive. In the Taliban heartland in the south, an attack on a police checkpoint in Helmand province killed many policemen. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Our closest Afghan allies are in limbo

Beth Bailey · July 11, 2025 6:00 am

The abandoned eight

Trent Reedy · July 4, 2025 12:05 am

Washington Secrets

MTG offers her rifle to fight ‘nasty America last Democrats’

Paul Bedard · July 3, 2025 11:56 am

Top Taliban official promises Afghans who fled the country will not be harmed if they return

Ross O'Keefe · June 7, 2025 3:23 pm

Collateral damage

Trent Reedy · June 6, 2025 1:30 am

America has betrayed Afghan allies who fought beside me

Trent Reedy · May 30, 2025 5:10 am

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares to receive soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the final noncombatant evacuation operation missions at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. The U.S. airlifted 124,000 people out of Kabul over about six weeks as the American-backed Afghan military and government fell to the Taliban.

Hegseth orders Sean Parnell to conduct full review of Afghanistan withdrawal

Brady Knox · May 20, 2025 5:21 pm

One good day, one bad day

Trent Reedy · May 16, 2025 1:10 am

Taliban open ‘dialogue’ as Congress worries about Afghans sent back after their TPS expires

Brady Knox · May 14, 2025 1:40 pm