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Blinken says 'several Americans' remain detained by Taliban in Afghanistan - Blinken said there are approximately 175 Americans left in Afghanistan
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Ubiquitous
Mar 29, 2023, 5:33:10 AM3/29/23
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that "several Americans"
remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the Biden
administration's withdrawal from the country in the summer of 2021.
Blinken's comments came during an exchange with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-
S.C., during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday to
examine the "State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts,
Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition."
"There are several Americans who are being detained by the Taliban. We
are working to secure their freedom. The families have asked that we
protect their identities and don't speak publicly to their cases,"
Blinken responded when asked by Wilson how many Americans remain in the
war-torn country.
"Those are being detained. How many other Americans are there?" Wilson
asked.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
"As we speak, American citizens who identified themselves to us who are
in Afghanistan — some of whom have been there since the withdrawal,
some of whom went back to Afghanistan — there are about, that we're in
contact with, about 175. Forty-four of them are ready to leave, and we
are working to effectuate their departure," Blinken said.
Blinken's comments come as Republicans continue to push for
accountability from the Biden administration over its rocky withdrawal
from Afghanistan in 2021, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S.
service members who were killed in a suicide bombing while protecting
the evacuation at the Kabul airport.
Republicans in the House of Representatives have begun an investigation
into Biden's handling of the withdrawal. Lawmakers seek to examine what
they called a "stunning failure" of leadership in their first hearing
on the topic earlier this month.
The Taliban quickly took over Afghanistan's capital of Kabul in August
2021 as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw on Biden's orders, timed for
the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In addition to the thirteen
U.S. service members who were killed, 170 others also lost their lives
during the withdrawal and thousands of U.S. citizens and allies were
left behind in the country overrun by the terrorist group.
Taliban guard members at the site of an explosion in Kabul,
Afghanistan, on June 18, 2022.
Earlier this week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael
McCaul, R-Texas, sent a letter — one of many in recent months — to
Blinken demanding that he provide the committee with "documents and
information concerning the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal
from Afghanistan."
Specifically, McCaul is demanding information from Blinken regarding a
"Dissent Channel cable reportedly sent on July 13, 2021, by 23 State
Department officials and the Department’s response to it," as well as
an after-action report and two versions of U.S. Embassy Kabul’s
Emergency Action Plan (EAP) prior to the embassy's closure.
Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and ranking member Gregory
Meeks, D-N.Y., speak with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the
House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on March 23, 2023.
In the letter, McCaul warned Blinken that his "failure to produce"
those documents would "result in the Committee issuing a subpoena to
compel their production."
McCaul reminded Blinken of that letter during his testimony to the
committee on Thursday, reiterating that he will issue a subpoena if the
documents are not delivered to the committee in a timely manner.
"I believe this committee and the American people — after what
happened, for God's sake what happened in that dreadful August — need
to see this cable and sir, we need you to respond. If you fail, I am
prepared to serve you with a subpoena," McCaul told Blinken.
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Let's go Brandon!
remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the Biden
administration's withdrawal from the country in the summer of 2021.
Blinken's comments came during an exchange with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-
S.C., during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday to
examine the "State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts,
Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition."
"There are several Americans who are being detained by the Taliban. We
are working to secure their freedom. The families have asked that we
protect their identities and don't speak publicly to their cases,"
Blinken responded when asked by Wilson how many Americans remain in the
war-torn country.
"Those are being detained. How many other Americans are there?" Wilson
asked.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
"As we speak, American citizens who identified themselves to us who are
in Afghanistan — some of whom have been there since the withdrawal,
some of whom went back to Afghanistan — there are about, that we're in
contact with, about 175. Forty-four of them are ready to leave, and we
are working to effectuate their departure," Blinken said.
Blinken's comments come as Republicans continue to push for
accountability from the Biden administration over its rocky withdrawal
from Afghanistan in 2021, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S.
service members who were killed in a suicide bombing while protecting
the evacuation at the Kabul airport.
Republicans in the House of Representatives have begun an investigation
into Biden's handling of the withdrawal. Lawmakers seek to examine what
they called a "stunning failure" of leadership in their first hearing
on the topic earlier this month.
The Taliban quickly took over Afghanistan's capital of Kabul in August
2021 as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw on Biden's orders, timed for
the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In addition to the thirteen
U.S. service members who were killed, 170 others also lost their lives
during the withdrawal and thousands of U.S. citizens and allies were
left behind in the country overrun by the terrorist group.
Taliban guard members at the site of an explosion in Kabul,
Afghanistan, on June 18, 2022.
Earlier this week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael
McCaul, R-Texas, sent a letter — one of many in recent months — to
Blinken demanding that he provide the committee with "documents and
information concerning the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal
from Afghanistan."
Specifically, McCaul is demanding information from Blinken regarding a
"Dissent Channel cable reportedly sent on July 13, 2021, by 23 State
Department officials and the Department’s response to it," as well as
an after-action report and two versions of U.S. Embassy Kabul’s
Emergency Action Plan (EAP) prior to the embassy's closure.
Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and ranking member Gregory
Meeks, D-N.Y., speak with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the
House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on March 23, 2023.
In the letter, McCaul warned Blinken that his "failure to produce"
those documents would "result in the Committee issuing a subpoena to
compel their production."
McCaul reminded Blinken of that letter during his testimony to the
committee on Thursday, reiterating that he will issue a subpoena if the
documents are not delivered to the committee in a timely manner.
"I believe this committee and the American people — after what
happened, for God's sake what happened in that dreadful August — need
to see this cable and sir, we need you to respond. If you fail, I am
prepared to serve you with a subpoena," McCaul told Blinken.
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Let's go Brandon!
NoBody
Mar 29, 2023, 6:59:26 AM3/29/23
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:05:10 -0400, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that "several Americans"
>remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the Biden
>administration's withdrawal from the country in the summer of 2021.
>
>Blinken's comments came during an exchange with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-
>S.C., during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday to
>examine the "State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts,
>Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition."
>
>"There are several Americans who are being detained by the Taliban. We
>are working to secure their freedom. The families have asked that we
>protect their identities and don't speak publicly to their cases,"
>Blinken responded when asked by Wilson how many Americans remain in the
>war-torn country.
>
>"Those are being detained. How many other Americans are there?" Wilson
>asked.
This should be front page news yet the media collectively yawns.
wrote:
>Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that "several Americans"
>remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan after the Biden
>administration's withdrawal from the country in the summer of 2021.
>
>Blinken's comments came during an exchange with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-
>S.C., during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday to
>examine the "State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts,
>Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition."
>
>"There are several Americans who are being detained by the Taliban. We
>are working to secure their freedom. The families have asked that we
>protect their identities and don't speak publicly to their cases,"
>Blinken responded when asked by Wilson how many Americans remain in the
>war-torn country.
>
>"Those are being detained. How many other Americans are there?" Wilson
>asked.
pothead
Mar 29, 2023, 7:46:17 AM3/29/23
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