Beth Bailey

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The landscape around Arthurdale reflects both the rural character of Preston County and the planned community created for struggling West Virginia families in the 1930s.

Love is the ultimate story of life

Beth Bailey · September 22, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Remembering the Afghanistan withdrawal isn’t enough, we must fight for our allies

Beth Bailey · August 17, 2026 6:00 am

An Afghan interpreter working with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne

Will Marco Rubio help this Afghan warrior rescue his family?

Beth Bailey · June 5, 2026 6:00 am

Anti-Defamation League's Jonathan Greenblatt on MSNBC.

Beltway Confidential

ADL audit finds antisemitic assaults soaring

Beth Bailey · May 6, 2026 6:00 am

A German plane takes off from an airport in Oman

Beltway Confidential

American detainees in Iran face growing danger

Beth Bailey · March 6, 2026 6:00 am

A woman wearing a face mask walks quickly through crowds of Taliban fighters and supporters during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

Taliban faces new US pressure on hostages

Beth Bailey · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

Afghans gather for a celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

A small win for Afghan women who helped special operations forces

Beth Bailey · February 6, 2026 6:00 am

James I (1566-1625) on engraving from 1846. King of Scots as James VI during 1567-1625, and King of England and Ireland as James I during 1603-1625. Engraved after a painting from Paul Van Somer. (Getty Images)

The king who would be man

Beth Bailey · January 16, 2026 4:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies

Beth Bailey · January 9, 2026 6:00 am

Afghan refugees.

Patriotism and Unity

Conservatives need to stand with our Afghan allies

Beth Bailey · December 13, 2025 6:00 am

Afghan women wait to receive food rations.

Opinion (Restoring America)

Don’t betray our Afghan allies over one man’s terrorism

Beth Bailey · December 5, 2025 6:00 am

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Opinion (Restoring America)

Afghan service of US reaches back to Civil War

Beth Bailey · November 13, 2025 6:00 am