And they were abandoned by the United States government. Thanks, Joe!
“Blinken Says ‘Under 200’ Americans Still Want to Leave Afghanistan After Last Troops Depart,” by Alia Slisco, Newsweek, August 30, 2021:
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday said that “under 200” Americans who remain in Afghanistan still want to leave the country.
Blinken promised that the State Department would continue its “relentless efforts” to help Americans and U.S. allies leave Afghanistan despite the end of the military mission.
The secretary of state said that around 6,000 Americans had so far been “evacuated or otherwise departed” from Afghanistan amid the chaotic withdrawal, with only a small number still in the country. Blinken pointed out that some Americans may choose to remain.
“We believe there are still a small number of Americans, under 200 and likely closer to 100, who remain in Afghanistan and want to leave,” Blinken said during a news conference. “We’re trying to determine exactly how many. We’re going through manifests and calling and texting through our lists. And we’ll have more details to share as soon as possible.”
“There are long-time residents of Afghanistan who have American passports and are trying to determine whether or not they want to leave,” he continued. “For many, it’s a painful choice … If an American in Afghanistan tells us that they want to stay for now and then in a week, or a month, or a year they reach out and say, ‘I’ve changed my mind,’ we will help them leave.”
It is not clear how many Americans who do not want to leave Afghanistan may still remain in the country. Blinken said that the U.S. would hold the Taliban to statements indicating that they will allow both foreigners and Afghans to freely leave the country….
TruthWFree says
The Taliban will hold these people and prevent any action to destroy all the military equipment left behind. Of course Biden would likely do nothing about the equipment anyway. How many people will be killed by the equipment left behind? SHAME!
mortimer says
Hostage-taking is NORMATIVE Islam … the sacred example of Mohammed himself … rather than an aberration.
Muslims are PROUD of taking and ransoming hostages.
owensgate says
And when Blinken says 1 or 2 hundred, you can be sure it’s 1 or 2 THOUSAND, and probably more. Remember, they’re LIARS.
mortimer says
Yes, yet again, Robert Spencer has it right on: the white-haired, doddering Bribed-man is to blame for creating one of the worst DEBACLES in US history through his obvious senility, native incompetence, humbuggery, hubris, insensitivity and bumbling ineptitude. Nothing the Dems did this year will benefit ordinary Americans. Even the Covid vaccine (which they claim credit for) was inherited from the previous presidency. The Dems in the last seven months have been a WRECKING CREW generally and nowhere is it so obvious as in Afghanistan and at the Texas border.
Get that bumbling, crumbling, white-haired GHOST out of the White House before he breaks something else.
mortimer says
Blinken = snake-oil salesman for the indefensible.
Bribed-man sold himself as the MASTER OF DIPLOMACY, but instead, the Bribed-man has ALIENATED ALL NATIONS from putting ANY TRUST WHATSOEVER in his INEPT bunch of BUMBLERS.
US diplomacy has been DESTROYED TOTALLY by the Bribed-man.
How can anyone trust a BRIBED man ??? The can’t trust him.
grace says
Blinken has invited the UN to send in troop[s to America to survey American racism. He should start with his racist boss. Joe Biden who didn’t want his children to go to a school that looked like a jungle.
gravenimage says
That’s this insane story, Grace:
“U.S. State Department invites U.N. racism investigators to visit U.S.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-state-department-invites-un-racism-investigators-visit-us-2021-07-14/
Note also that the UN Human Rights Council has such sterling members as Pakistan, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Qatar, China, Saudi Arabia, and Mauritania. This last *enslaves* 17% of its population.
Infidel says
Dear Mr Secretary
Please introduce us to the Americans in Afghanistan who have decided to settle there for good. They sound like the mythical Dems who promised to leave the US b’cos of Trump, except that they decided to make good on their promise
Malcolm (South Afric) says
Blinken wanted to say: The Taliban now have under two hundred USA hostages, the other 20 000 Hostages
We gave ever opportunity to come home. It is their fault and Donald Trump
Shirley Ann says
It is rather Strange that Thousands & Thousands of Afghani-Muslims were able to get ahold of Visas, & were put aboard the FIrst US Cargo Planes that flew out of Kabul,to America, while Americans were told to Shelter in Place & await further Instructions.
President Trump was able to get a Photo iof nothing but Burkas, Turbans & Long Robes, but NO AMERICANS in one of the First Cargo Planes, & NOT A ONE WANTED TO GO TO ANOTHER MUSLIM COUNTRY, WHERE THEY WOULD BE SAFE & in their Own Cultural Environment.
They ALREADY KNEW THEY WERE ON THE A LIST, FOR THE USA. MY VIEW!
Something Rotten in America. & it smells like Taliban & USA Democrats’ plotting to Take Down America.
MyBelief!
Malcolm (South Afric) says
@Shirley Ann
You are sooooo right.
Walter Sieruk says
By abandoning those so many Americans in Afghanistan and therefore leaving them in the malicious vicious vengeful heinous grip of Taliban, Joe Biden had betrayed them. So treacherous villain, Biden is a real traitor in every of the word.
To make matter even worse that liar and chief , Biden , has the US State Department lie to the American public with the bogus claim that “All Americans are now out of Afghanistan.
That bogus US “President” Biden is a traitor to all the Americans he left stranded in Afghanistan Biden is also a traitor to other Americans and to America herself.
Westman says
Suppose the Taliban really do want all Americans gone but also want to maximally damage the Biden admin by doing a secret evacuation while the media flogs the Biden admin for doing nothing?
wpm says
The Taliban want America to buy back their people we have no leverage the Taliban is being welcome as the new government of Afghanistan by the Chinese and the Russians they could careless what the rest of the world thinks of their violent ways. What is America going to do not sell them arms we gave them 82 billion worth. Trade the Taliban will get plenty of goods to traded Iran has already said they will sell them oil. I am sure Turkey will be right on board and Pakistan it is a large club that the haters of America club the Taliban will have plenty of new friends and with America new toys and hostages to display thanks to a senile old man in the Whitehouse and his talking head idiots in charge. With all the bribe money we will have to send there ,all the heron they could export, the rare earth mines in Northern Afghanistan the Chinese could mine. The port deals with Pakistan the Chinese sign on early this year the Taliban will be swimming in money .What is Blinken doing writing a mean letter to them ??
gravenimage says
Blinken: ‘A small number of Americans, under 200 and likely closer to 100, remain in Afghanistan and want to leave’
…………………
Oh, well then–no problem. sarc/off
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden’s man , Blinken , lies for despicable traitorous old Joe the number of Americans abandoned, betrayed and left in Afghanistan to be murdered by the Taliban are a far greater number than two hundred.
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden isn’t a real US President. Biden is just a criminally installed figurehead.
It could also said be ,truly said that creepy old Joe is ,at best, only a puppet “president.”
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James Lincoln says
You are correct, Walter.
Biden is occupying the White House due to massive organic and cyber fraud during the 2020 US Presidential Election.
So a fake, a phony, and a fraud is destroying the United States of America.
CogitoErgoSum says
According to Wikipedia Tony Blinken plays guitar and has three songs available on Spotify by the alias ABlinken (pronounced “Abe Lincoln”). That’s how cool Tony Blinken is. I’ll bet the Taliban would change their minds about musicians if Tony would just send them some free copies of his songs. He really rocks on “Lip Service,” “Patience” and “Without Ya.” He should see if Neil Young has an opening in his band. Please, Neil, please please please let Tony join your band so he can quit his day job.