{"id":673704,"date":"2021-08-22T22:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T02:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=673704"},"modified":"2021-08-22T22:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T02:36:10","slug":"white-house-national-security-advisor-u-s-wont-rule-out-possibility-of-sending-more-troops-into-afghanistan-if-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-national-security-advisor-u-s-wont-rule-out-possibility-of-sending-more-troops-into-afghanistan-if-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"White House National Security Advisor: U.S. won\u2019t rule out possibility of sending more troops into Afghanistan if needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-national-security-advisor-u-s-wont-rule-out-possibility-of-sending-more-troops-into-afghanistan-if-needed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=673704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2497879\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2497879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 AUGUST 22: In this handout photo provided by the White House, Joe Biden meets with his national security team for an operational update on the situation in Afghanistan on August 22, 2021 at the White House. (The White House via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:26 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>During an interview on Sunday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said it could be possible that more troops would be needed in Kabul as conflict ensues. Many have been critical of the U.S. troop withdrawal, including Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who said the U.S. should maintain a \u201clight footprint there\u201d in order to combat threats. Sasse also blamed Joe Biden for the peril he has put Americans in.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said around 6,000 troops have been sent to Kabul to help with evacuations as Afghanistan has plunged into chaos since the Taliban took over. Additionally, other Biden administration officials have been closely monitoring the situation as new threats come into view.<\/p>\n<p>Top U.S. officials assured they\u2019re doing everything they can to get as many Americans and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan amid a panicked rush on the airport in Kabul. Recent reports said there\u2019s as many as 20,000 people in and around the airport trying to get out of the city. Nearly two dozen have reportedly been killed over the past week, with many being crushed during a stampede to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he\u2019s focused on doing everything possible to get people out of the country, but said one of the biggest challenges is the reality that an insurgent group is in control of Afghanistan\u2019s capital. Officials said there\u2019s an agreement with the Taliban to guarantee the safe passage of Americans to the airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecBlinken<\/a> on U.S. ordering use of 18 commercial airliners to aid evacuation of Afghan refugees: \u201cWe need more planes in the mix\u2026to move them from these initial points of landing onto the places that they&#8217;ll ultimately resettle.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g8xgmG1wt0\">pic.twitter.com\/g8xgmG1wt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1429459057069412352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blinken said commercial aircrafts brought into the mix aren\u2019t bringing people out of Kabul, but are flying them from different staging points around the world. \u201cOnce they\u2019re there, they\u2019ll spend some time there where we can finish processing them, finish doing security and background checks, and then they move onto their ultimate destination,\u201d said Blinken. \u201cWe need more planes in the mix to do that piece of it\u2026to move them from these initial points of landing onto the places that they\u2019ll ultimately resettle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports said 18 aircrafts, including planes from American, Delta and United Airlines will aid in the evacuation as part of the civil reserve air fleet. According to Blinken, The U.S. evacuated 8,000 people over the previous 24 hours, with a total of around 30,000 since the end of July. However, the resurgence of the Taliban comes with the threat of the resurgence of the Islamic State.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan said the U.S. is focused on the threat of an ISIS attack in Afghanistan, stating on Sunday the government is putting the highest priority on stopping or disrupting potential Islamic State attacks. Sullivan admitted he couldn\u2019t give a precise number of Americans remaining in Afghanistan, but said it\u2019s believed to be several thousand.<\/p>\n<p>He added the goal is to move people as rapidly and safely as possible, suggesting the U.S. has the capacity to get large numbers of Americans safe passage to the airport. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he\u2019s prepared to potentially extend the deadline of the final withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Afghan civilians arrive at temporary lodging at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsteinAirBase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RamsteinAirBase<\/a>, Germany. Members of the U.S. military are working around-the-clock to ensure the safety and comfort of evacuees at Ramstein. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyyZ9MW0Ho\">pic.twitter.com\/PyyZ9MW0Ho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of Defense \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@DeptofDefense) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense\/status\/1429589784431894536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday, Austin said the Biden administration would be updating the withdrawal date if the facts on the ground necessitate a longer stay. When asked about the rushed evacuations, Austin said that nobody expected the country to fall to the Taliban in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come as reports in recent days detailed an internal State Department communication dated mid-July, warning Secretary Blinken of the potential collapse of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. troops. The memo warned the Taliban was well-positioned to take over the nation.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-kabul-evacuations-have-long-way-to-go\/\">Biden: Kabul Evacuations Have Long Way To Go<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 AUGUST 22: In this handout photo provided by the White House, Joe Biden meets with his national security team for an operational update on the situation in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-673704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}