Lindsey Graham slams Biden Afghanistan speech: ‘No one to blame but himself’

Post Content Sen. Lindsey Graham took aim at President Biden after the president’s address to the nation Monday, insisting Biden take more responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan. “President Biden chose a dangerous and dishonorable path in Afghanistan, and he has no one to blame for this debacle but himself,” Graham said in a statement […]

Biden should have seen Afghanistan collapse coming, Kelly Ayotte says

Post Content President Biden should have seen the collapse of Afghanistan coming with his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the nation in Central Asia, former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., a widely acknowledged Afghanistan expert, told Fox News on Monday. Ayotte – who was the co-chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s congressionally mandated Afghanistan […]

Pentagon says up to 22,000 ‘at-risk’ Afghans could be transported to US

Post Content Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that up to 22,000 “at-risk” Afghans could be transported to three U.S. facilities in the coming weeks. “Our aim at these three facilities would be over time, three to four weeks from now, be able to provide support for up to 22,000 at-risk individuals,” Kirby said during […]

Afghanistan live news: US says Kabul airport has reopened as Biden defends withdrawal

Read More Key events Show 7.23pm EDT 19:23 Taliban patrol Kabul 6.52pm EDT 18:52 Biden defends withdrawal 6.45pm EDT 18:45 Afghan president destroyed opportunity for ceasefire by fleeing – report 6.43pm EDT 18:43 Kabul airport has reopened – US general 6.40pm EDT 18:40 Biden: ‘I know my decision will be criticized’ 6.32pm EDT 18:32 Summary […]

Biden points fingers for Afghanistan debacle after promising he wouldn’t ‘blame others’

Post Content President Biden appeared to go back on his campaign promise to “take responsibility” as commander-in-chief and not “blame others” during his speech on the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that has seen the Taliban swiftly retake control of the country – and outcome Biden previously claimed was “highly unlikely.” Biden on Monday suggested that […]

National Park Service Makes Masks Mandatory

In a Monday announcement, the National Park Service declared masks would be worn inside NPS buildings and in crowded outdoor areas, “regardless of vaccination status.”

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

Post Content LES CAYES, Haiti — Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, where 15 bodies had already been extracted. Jean Moise Fortune, whose brother, the hotel owner, was killed in the quake, believed there were more people trapped in the rubble. But […]

Biden promises military mission in Afghanistan will be short, limited in scope

Post Content President Joe Biden used part of his address to the nation to promise that the U.S. military mission ongoing in Afghanistan will be short in duration and limited in scope. “The current military mission will be short in time and limited in scope and focused in its objectives,” Biden said during his address […]