Blinken: US ‘aggressively reaching out’ to Americans in Afghanistan
By AFP
27 August 2021 |
9:13 am
The US is actively reaching out to those seeking to leave Afghanistan, while the Taliban have agreed to provide safe passage for Americans, third country nationals and Afghans at risk past the 31 August deadline, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference on Wednesday.
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