Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that “several Americans” remain detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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.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.for accountability from the Biden administration over its rocky withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S.
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
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