| Clip Of Secretary of State Blinken News Conference on Afghanistan
Report Video IssueNumber of Americans Still Seeking to Leave Afghanistan Expected to be Under 1,000, Secretary Blinken says
2021-08-25T14:46:09-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9bd/20210825144707001_hd.jpgSecretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has evacuated over 4,500 Americans in the past couple of weeks from Afghanistan and is working with 500 more individuals to get them safely out of the country. He also says that there are up to 1,000 others that they are trying to reach, but that U.S. officials believe that the number among the number "actively seeking assistance to leave Afghanistan is lower, likely significantly lower."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has evacuated over 4,500 Americans in the past couple of weeks from Afghanistan and is work… read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has evacuated over 4,500 Americans in the past couple of weeks from Afghanistan and is working with 500 more individuals to get them safely out of the country. He also says that there are up to 1,000 others that they are trying to reach, but that U.S. officials believe that the number among the number "actively seeking assistance to leave Afghanistan is lower, likely significantly lower." close
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- Antony "Tony" J. Blinken Secretary Department of State