{"id":715150,"date":"2021-09-03T22:51:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T02:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=715150"},"modified":"2021-09-03T22:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T02:51:09","slug":"secy-of-state-blinken-u-s-in-contact-with-americans-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-of-state-blinken-u-s-in-contact-with-americans-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Secy. of State Blinken: U.S. in contact with Americans left behind"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsecy-of-state-blinken-u-s-in-contact-with-americans-left-behind%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=715150&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_2509542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2509542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Afghanistan during a media briefing at the State Department, on September 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY \/ POOL \/ AFP)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:48 PM PT \u2013 Friday, September 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he\u2019s traveling to Qatar to meet with leaders and express gratitude for helping Americans in evacuation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing on Friday, Blinken said about 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan and the State Department has been in constant contact. He added it\u2019s unclear how many Special Immigrant Visa applicants still remain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to process as many SIV applications as possible. We\u2019re exploring alternative ways to process applications, so applicants don\u2019t have to wait in Afghanistan until we\u2019re finished,\u201d said Blinken. \u201cBut instead if they can go\u2026get there, get to a third country for additional processing before coming to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On September 5, I will depart for Doha, Qatar and Ramstein, Germany.  This trip will underscore the importance of cooperation on Afghanistan and allow me to thank our staff and German and Qatari friends for their efforts in supporting the largest airlift in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1433875060595597315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following his visit to Qatar, Blinken plans to head over to a U.S. airbase in Germany to meet up with his German counterpart, along with Afghans waiting to be processed. In the meantime, Blinken said the U.S. is committed to looking at everything America and Afghanistan have gone through from early relations to the present.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/south-australia-rolls-out-quarantine-accountability-app\/\">South Australia Rolls Out Quarantine Accountability App<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Afghanistan during a media briefing at the State Department, on September 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. 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