Antony Blinken actually said...

Let me speak directly to our engagement with the Taliban across these and other issues. We engage with the Taliban during the past few weeks to enable our evacuation operations.

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Blinken discusses the U.S. engagement with the Taliban to facilitate evacuation operations.

08/29/2021

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