Esther King

Esther Joy King is a Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. King is a Reservist member of the United States Army. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Army or the Department of Defense.

Supporters of the Taliban carry the Taliban's signature white flags in the Afghan-Pakistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The Taliban are pressing on with their surge in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that they seized Spin Boldaka, a strategic border crossing with Pakistan, the latest in a series of key border post to come under their control in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Tariq Achkzai)

Opinion

August 21, 2021

Esther Joy King: I was an aid worker in Afghanistan. Biden's betrayal is staggering

I spent time as an aid worker in Kabul. The U.S. mission and our clear moral leadership in Afghanistan partially inspired me to become a JAG Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. I still have friends in Afghanistan.