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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan after Biden moves to pull out all troops
Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the Afghan leadership that the withdrawal did not mean an end to the U.S.-Afghan relationship.
Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, walks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Sapidar Palace via AP
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KABUL, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America’s longest war.
KABUL, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America s longest war.
Blinken sought to assure senior Afghan politicians that the United States remains committed to the country despite Biden s announcement a day earlier that the 2,500 U.S. soldiers remaining in the country would be coming home by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that led to the U.S. invasion in 2001. I wanted to demonstrate with my visit the ongoing to commitment of the United States to the Islamic Republic and the people of Afghanistan, Blinken told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as they met at the presidential palace in Kabul. The partnership is changing, but the partnership itself is enduring.
Blinken sought to assure senior Afghan politicians that the United States remains committed to the country despite Biden's announcement a day earlier that the.
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KABUL, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America’s longest war. I wanted to demonstrate with my visit the ongoing to commitment of the United States to the Islamic Republic and the people of Afghanistan, Blinken told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as they met at the presidential palace in Kabul. The partnership is changing, but the partnership itself is enduring.