US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that the United States is most likely to close dipmissia in Afghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban terrorist movement (prohibited in Russia), reports NBC TV channel.
Blinken made that after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the United States will not retain the embassy in the republic. The American state secretary stressed that the United States intends to continue to assist “those citizens who seek to leave Afghanistan and did not have time to do until September 1st.”
“We have ways, we have mechanisms that can facilitate the departure of people from Afghanistan if they decide to leave,” Blinken stressed.
In addition, the Secretary of State expressed the hope that the Taliban will fulfill the promise and leave the borders of Afghanistan open after August 31. “Now, of course, we do not believe the Taliban for the Word. We appreciate them in actions, and also observe them,” he concluded.
The United States has begun the final stage of the evacuation of citizens from Afghanistan, which must be completed until August 31. From August 14, the United States together with the allies was taken out on airplanes from Kabul International Airport about 58.7 thousand people. President Joe Biden plans to take the entire US diploms areas from Afghanistan until August 31