Blinken asserts that sources briefing the Washington Post were lying.
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The Taliban seeks international legitimacy and support. Our message is any legitimacy and any support will have to be earned.
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...
We owe that to future diplomats, policymakers, military leaders, service members. We owe that to the American people.
Helping Americans, our foreign partners who have been by our side for 20 years and Afghans at risk at this critical moment was more than jus...