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September 7, 2021

Schumer falsely says all Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan have evacuated

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed in a recent interview that "all" of the Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan are already out, contradicting statements by the State Department.

September 7, 2021

Blinken: US identified 'relatively' small number of Americans seeking to depart Mazar-i-Sharif

U.S. officials in Washington have identified a “relatively” small number of Americans looking to depart Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Qatar on Tuesday.

September 5, 2021

State Dept blocking private rescue flights from leaving Afghanistan, organizers say: 'Blood is on their hands'

Fox News has learned from individuals engaged in the ongoing private rescue efforts of those abandoned in Afghanistan by the Biden administration that the State Department has been putting up roadblocks obstructing their efforts.

September 4, 2021

Afghanistan aftermath: Democrats send letter to Blinken urging safe return of American citizens, SIV holders

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Friday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the safe return of American citizens and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan.

September 4, 2021

Tucker Carlson: Our military has been lying to us for 20 years

Tucker Carlson highlights the military establishment's claim that "progress" was being made in Afghanistan over the past 20 years before the nation quickly fell to the Taliban.

September 3, 2021

Blinken blames Trump admin SIV backlog for failure to get Afghan allies out of the country

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said the “backlog” of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) that accumulated under the Trump administration is the reason why Afghan allies remain in the now-Taliban-controlled nation.

September 1, 2021

More than 70 State Department officials pen letter to Blinken flagging 'antisemitic' employee

More than 70 State Department officials sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken about "an openly antisemitic department employee" and calling for him to be removed.

August 31, 2021

3-year-old child among Americans left behind in Afghanistan: report

ABC 7 San Francisco reported that there is a three-year-old child among the Americans left behind in Afghanistan.

August 31, 2021

Tucker Carlson: Contrition is essential to fixing problems, our leaders don't have it

Tucker Carlson highlights the lack of accountability within the Biden administration and military leadership for leaving Americans in Afghanistan.

August 30, 2021

Wounded Marine rips Blinken, Gen. McKenzie on Taliban praise: 'How dare you do that'

Retired Marine Corps bomb technician Johnny Joey Jones responded Monday to comments by both Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, who discussed the evacuation of the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan.