Commentary In last Monday’s speech on Afghanistan, President Biden made the claim, “I have been clear that human rights must be the center of our foreign policy, not the periphery.” He is right that basic human rights are central to America’s foreign policy, as a matter of law and core national values. This is in stark contrast to the CCP (the Chinese Communist Party), which has taken a recent interest in supporting the Taliban. Biden must lead in standing up for the rights of all Afghans, especially those in imminent peril. Apart from the chaos and violence confronting the throngs fleeing to Kabul’s airport, the fate of human rights under the Taliban demands serious concern. Biden’s policy decision to remove even the small residual U.S. military force in Afghanistan delivered over 40 million Afghans into the hands of one of the world’s most brutally repressive Islamist regimes. Surrendering Afghan troops, …