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The U.S. military is continuing to draw down its forces from Afghanistan ahead of the August 31 deadline, according to defense officials.

The Taliban have begun halting U.S. citizens trying to pass through the gates of Kabul’s main airport for evacuation following an announcement from Afghanistan’s new rulers that routes to the airport are now only open to foreigners.

Republican lawmakers inundated President Joe Biden with more questions and critiques Tuesday as America awaited his appearance at press conference on Afghanistan, originally scheduled for noon Eastern but moved to over four hours later.

While the Biden Administration attempts to maintain an illusion of control, Banks said dialogue behind the scenes is not so optimistic.

The DNC’s “War Room” issued a press release titled: “President Biden Defies Expectations (Again), Delivers Results in Afghanistan.”

One House Democrat has revealed top U.S. diplomatic and military officials have suggested completing evacuations from Kabul’s chief airport by the August 31 deadline could be too tall a task.

The Biden administration’s policies towards acceptance of Afghan migrants and refugees may invite a terrorist attack, Monica Crowley warned.

Kabul-based drug addicts interviewed by the Pajhwok Afghan News Agency this week urged the Taliban terror group to “prevent the sale and purchase” of illicit drugs in Afghanistan.

The Christian aid organization Open Doors warned in a statement to Breitbart News on Monday that a Taliban-dominated Afghanistan may be the single worst violator of religious freedom in the world.

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Joe “Biden surrendered Afghanistan to terrorists and left thousands of Americans for dead” upon the administration’s decision to not extend the August 31 evacuation deadline at the Taliban’s guidance.

Thousands of stranded people in Afghanistan only six days from President Biden’s evacuation deadline are crying for help.

The deteriorating catastrophe in Afghanistan is increasing public criticism of His Fraudulency Joe Biden’s feckless efforts to rescue Americans from a disaster he created and is solely responsible for.

Thousands of American citizens in Afghanistan amount to a “hostage crisis,” Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) said on Tuesday’s Breitbart News Daily.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that the Afghanistan evacuation deadline of August 31 should not hinge on the Taliban’s “wants.”

Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued the problem in Afghanistan stems from the United States staying there “too long.”

President Biden’s “surrender to the Taliban is now complete,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) declared Tuesday after the president agreed to stick to what many say is an unrealistic August 31 deadline to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan after the jihadist organization said there will be “no extensions.”

The White House on Monday said the U.S. military has “facilitated” the evacuation of about 48,000 people from Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover ten days ago.

Students have weighed in on President Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, telling the commander-in-chief to “do something” about the thousands of Americans left stranded in the country after Biden bungled the U.S. withdrawal.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday caved to the Taliban and pledged to honor the August 31 withdrawal deadline for U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, Reuters reported.

The British Defence Secretary said the chances of the deadline for Western withdrawal on August 31st is “unlikely” to be pushed back.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) responded to the “dirty savage” Taliban terrorists saying the August 31 deadline to withdraw all the troops is a “red line” telling them to go fuck themselves.

The Taliban gave “no” evacuation deadline extensions on Tuesday to the Biden and Harris administration after the CIA negotiated with Taliban leader.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News Channel, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) weighed in on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.

During a Tuesday interview on FNC’s “Fox & Friends First,” Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) reacted to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday announced the jihadist organization would not allow Afghan nationals to enter Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

McCarthy slammed President Joe Biden for leaving Americans stranded in Afghanistan while other countries fight to rescue their citizens.

President Joe Biden’s approval has plummeted in New Hampshire, a critical swing state that broke for him in 2020, a Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, released Tuesday revealed.

Russia has no intention of bringing in Afghan refugees amid a Taliban takeover, citing fears “militants ” could sneak into the country “under the guise of refugees,” leader Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters in a press conference Tuesday that the terrorist organization is urging all women in Afghanistan to stay home for their safety, as the group has not yet taught its own terrorists “how to deal with women.”

The Biden administration’s claims of Afghan withdrawal preparedness are contradicted by a leaked email given to Axios on Tuesday that reveals evacuees landing in Qatar are met with a facility “awash with loose feces, urine, and a rat infestation.”

A Taliban representative told Newsweek in an interview Monday that the jihadist organization will, if permitted, play an indispensable role on the international stage in fighting climate change, among other supposed global challenges.

Taliban leaders in Afghanistan’s western Herat province issued their first fatwa — a formal Islamic ruling — since retaking control of the country, segregating government and private university classrooms by gender, according to a Saturday report from the Khaama Press News Agency.

CIA Director William Burns negotiated face-to-face Monday with Taliban leader and co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar as thousands of desperate Americans remain stranded in Afghanistan.

France admitted that it has repatriated an Afghani man despite being connected to the Taliban, with similar security failures seen in the UK.

Airbnb announced Tuesday it is ready to house 20,000 refugees fleeing Afghanistan as it had become “abundantly clear” the Afghanis are facing a “significant humanitarian crisis.”

Ongoing “summary executions,” torture, rape and repression of Taliban opposition was cited by the U.N. on Tuesday as evidence of what lies ahead for Afghanistan as President Joe Biden presses ahead with plans to withdraw U.S. forces.