Fifty years from now, Americans will stare in sad disbelief at the photo of an American Marine plucking a baby to safety over barbed wire at Kabul airport. What a shameful, wretched way to quit a war.

The U.S. military completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday, the Pentagon announced.

After the horrifying incompetence and political cowardice of Biden’s retreat, what is our Afghanistan policy going to be?

At least 13 U.S. service members were among dozens killed after twin explosions tore through the crowd congregating at the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital and a hotel about 200 yards from the gate.

China and its growing circle of friends need to know that the U.S. won’t stand for the current situation. There are consequences for stepping out of line with us.

A president worthy of his office and this nation’s traditions would stay in Afghanistan until we can bring all our people home.

The American-nurtured Afghan military of the last 20 years that had suffered thousands of prior casualties evaporated in a few hours in the encirclement of Kabul.

There are an estimated 10,000–15,000 Americans in Afghanistan now who need to be evacuated as the Taliban seize control of the country.

The Taliban seized dozens of aircraft and thousands of weapons, vehicles and high-tech equipment in Afghanistan that was funded by the U.S. government.

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – August 19, 2021 This was a fulfillment of their obligations after the Sept. 11 terror attack led to the first invocation of the mutual self-defense clause in NATO’s founding treaty. European allies also have a stake in preventing a nation of nearly 40 million people from collapsing into a failed state that could...