Secretary Blinken Says Taliban Not Letting Charter Flights Leave Afghanistan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters at a news conference at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany that the Taliban is not allowing charter flights to leave Afghanistan. He says the administration is working to change that and that the Taliban must let them depart. "We've made clear to all parties, we've made clear to the Taliban that these charters need to be able to depart and we continue every day, virtually every hour to work on that," he says. Several flights with vulnerable Afghans on board remain grounded at Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport. close