FILE - Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven't been easy for Joe Biden. In the summer of 2021, the American electorate largely approved of the new president's performance. (AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani, File)