Biden must rescue thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan  —  As the situation on the ground in Afghanistan's capital continues to deteriorate, thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in and around Kabul with no ability to get to the airport, which is their only way out of the country.

Biden Was Right  —  In 2017, I arrived at Kabul's Hamid Karzai Airport as part of a congressional staff delegation.  Even though the U.S. embassy stood a mere four miles away, safety concerns necessitated our helicoptering from a recently constructed multimillion-dollar transit facility instead of traveling by road.

Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to ‘come ... and kill me’  —  One of Afghanistan's first female mayors said Sunday that she is waiting for the Taliban to come and kill her as the Islamic militants reached the capital, Kabul.  —  “I'm sitting here waiting for them to come.

'Please Don't Leave Us Behind.  We Will Be Great Americans.'  —  An interview with a U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force pilot, now hiding from the Taliban.  —  AFGHAN AIR FORCE PILOTS LAND THEIR UH-60 BLACKHAWKS ON A NARROW LANDING STRIP DURING A RESUPPLY MISSION TO AN OUTPOST IN GHAZNI PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021.

Biden's promise to restore competence to the presidency is undercut by chaos in Afghanistan  —  Joe Biden presented voters with a core argument why he, more than anyone else, was the best choice to replace the wildly unorthodox Donald Trump: He would bring competence.

After Taliban triumph, Biden faces even greater test in preventing extremist resurgence in Afghanistan  —  Even before the Taliban's stunning takeover this week, American military and intelligence officials were racing to devise plans for containing extremist threats emanating from Afghanistan …

Eerie tension settles over Kabul as Taliban patrols the streets and U.S. reasserts control at the airport following chaotic scenes  —  Horrifying scenes of desperate Afghans, lunging for the wheels of a U.S. military aircraft as it taxied for takeoff from Kabul airport Monday …

They aided the U.S. military in Afghanistan for years.  Have we left them to die?  —  Afghan allies of the U.S. speak to the Deseret News and describe the situation in Afghanistan  —  Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway …

US reaches deal with Taliban on evacuations: report  —  The U.S. has reached a deal with the Taliban to ensure that evacuations from Kabul's airport can take place without interference from the group, according to a report by The Associated Press.  —  The deal was reached in talks in Doha …

Joe Biden Speech Transcript on Afghanistan & Taliban Takeover  —  President Joe Biden gave a speech defending his position to withdraw from Afghanistan after there was a quick takeover of the country by the Taliban.  “I stand firmly behind my decision” he said in his August 16, 2021 address.