WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says about 100 to 200 Americans are still in Afghanistan, and that visa holders should be allowed to leave Afghanistan. The Taliban will have to keep their promises to gain their legitimacy or support.
According to international media, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken while giving a press briefing said that the evacuation operation has been completed in the shadow of the threat of terrorism, the military mission in Afghanistan has ended and the diplomatic mission has started.
The foreign minister said that US diplomats had left Afghanistan at the moment and that US diplomats in Doha would contact the Taliban. More than 123,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan.
“About 100 to 200 Americans are still in Afghanistan. We are asking the Taliban to allow the Afghan people to leave freely, and to allow visa holders to leave Afghanistan,” he said.
The US Secretary of State said that the US had withdrawn its diplomatic presence from Afghanistan and relocated to Qatar, adding that it would maintain its counter-terrorism capabilities in the region. Thanks to the countries that helped evacuate.
“We will deliver aid to the Afghan people through agencies other than the Taliban. The US is working in Afghanistan,” he said. We will continue to focus on maintaining peace in Afghanistan, a new chapter in US relations with Afghanistan has begun. The Taliban will have to keep their promises to gain their legitimacy or support.