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Blinken to face more Afghanistan questions after GOP criticism during House testimony
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Capitol Hill Tuesday for a second day of questioning about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as he faces the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee one day after appearing before members of the House.
"So as of the end of last week, we had about 100 American citizens in Afghanistan who told us that they wish to leave the country," Blinken said. "And I want to emphasize that this is a snapshot in time. It's more accurately a moving picture, as you know, stepping back for a minute to know precisely at any given moment of time exactly how many American citizens are in any country." The secretary of state also acknowledged that the Taliban is preventing charter flights in Afghanistan from leaving. "There have been charter flights that have been there for some time, that have not been allowed to leave," Blinken said.More Related News