Adam Kinzinger said onetime Trump chief of staff John Kelly 'could barely stay awake' during a White House breakfast and told GOP lawmakers he was 'barely holding it together' in the role

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John Kelly at the White House on June 21, 2018.

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Biden warns Israel: Don't make the same mistakes the US did after 9/11

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US President Joe Biden joins Israel's Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023
President Joe Biden — seen here joining Israel's war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 — warned Israel not to be "consumed" by rage.

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A part of Afghanistan not known for seismic activity was struck by an 'unprecedented' number of big earthquakes this week and no one knows when they'll end, an expert says

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Several tents that residents of Herat are sleeping in to avoid buildings that could collapse in future earthquakes.
Thousands of people living in Herat are now sleeping in tents to stay safe from buildings that could collapse in future quakes.

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The Taliban-controlled afghani has thrashed the US dollar this quarter, becoming the world's best-performing currency

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Taliban in a van patrol the streets of the city on October 9, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's currency has been the world's best performer over the past quarter.

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A diplomat who was pressed into leading the Afghanistan withdrawal was so flummoxed by his last-minute assignment that he had to run to REI for gear: book

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Then-US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass attends a press conference in Geneva in 2018.

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A US soldier may have falsely reported a US raid in Afghanistan while attempting to secure the adoption of a baby he found in the rubble

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Joshua Mast and his wife walk along a sidewalk.
Joshua Mast and his wife walking to court in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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The US told several Afghans to await relocation in Pakistan after escaping Taliban rule. Two years later, many are facing deportation.

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Afghan refugees await registration at a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in Pakistan.

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The Taliban has detained a British influencer who says he travels to 'dark' and 'extreme' places for fun

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Taliban fighters stand guard as female students arrive for entrance exams at Kabul University in Kabul on October 13, 2022.

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A top US general warns ISIS will be able to strike Western interests from Afghanistan within 6 months

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Members of ISIS-K in Afghanistan.
Members of ISIS-K stand in front of their weapons as they surrendered to the government in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan on November 17, 2019.

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9/11 victims are blocked from seizing $3.5 billion in frozen assets from Afghanistan because Biden would have to recognize the Taliban

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Flowers and American flags seen on top of the names of 9/11 victims.

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