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August 26, 2021

FLASHBACK: Blinken called for retaining forces in Afghanistan to deal with 'possible resurgence of terrorism'

Less than a year before becoming the secretary of state, Antony Blinken said he believed that the United States should keep a military presence in Afghanistan to "deal with any possible resurgence of terrorism."

August 26, 2021

House Republicans want answers on whether exiled Afghan president embezzled $169M in cash

Afghanistan's exiled President Ashraf Ghani must be brought to justice and face criminal charges of embezzlement if he indeed fled the besieged country with duffle bags full of cash intended for the Afghan people, according to House Oversight Committee Republicans.

August 25, 2021

Secretary Blinken puts a number on Americans currently stuck in Afghanistan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he believes less than 1,000 American citizens are still in Afghanistan and attempting to leave.

August 22, 2021

Blinken admits al Qaeda not 'gone' from Afghanistan despite Biden's claim

President Biden on Friday claimed that al Qaeda was "gone" from Afghanistan, but in a "Fox News Sunday" interview Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted that this is not true.

August 21, 2021

Hannity rails Biden over Afghanistan: We 'don't have a president seemingly aware and capable of leading'

Six days after Taliban militants took charge of Afghanistan, conditions on the ground look bleak, "Hannity" host Sean Hannity said Friday his "heart is troubled" as fellow Americans and Afghan allies remain trapped behind enemy lines.

August 20, 2021

Biden dismisses getting warning of Afghanistan's quick fall to Taliban: 'We got all kinds of cables'

President Joe Biden's dismissive remark Friday about a classified diplomatic memo last month warning of Afghanistan's rapid collapse to the Taliban drew further criticism of his leadership.

August 20, 2021

Jennifer Griffin: Biden's remarks on Afghan situation 'couldn't be fact-checked fast enough'

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Friday on the "alternate reality" being presented by President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the rest of the administration, telling "America Reports" that the president's public remarks that afternoon "couldn't be fact-checked fast enough in real-time."

August 19, 2021

Thiessen: Biden 'surrounds himself with sycophants' like Blinken, whom John McCain warned about

President Biden surrounds himself with “sycophants” in a way that is the opposite of healthy administrations where opposing views are a hallmark of good policy, former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen told "The Story" on Thursday.

August 19, 2021

John McCain's past remarks on Blinken being 'dangerous to America' resurface amid Afghanistan debacle

The late Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., remarks in 2014 warning that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is "dangerous to America" resurfaced online amid the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. 

August 18, 2021

Sen. Cotton: Thousands of Americans trapped by Taliban due to Biden's 'chaotic, ill-planned evacuation'

Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton condemned President Biden and his administration's unfolding disaster in Afghanistan, telling Fox News on Wednesday the president alone overruled his military advisers and set in motion the withdrawal plan that collapsed into chaos over the past several days.