{"id":727477,"date":"2021-09-07T16:22:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=727477"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:22:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:22:29","slug":"blinken-austin-vow-help-to-evacuated-afghans-in-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-austin-vow-help-to-evacuated-afghans-in-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken, Austin vow help to evacuated Afghans in Qatar"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fblinken-austin-vow-help-to-evacuated-afghans-in-qatar%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=727477&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_2512214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2512214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) tours a processing centre for Afghan refugees at al-Udeid Air Base in the Qatari capital Doha. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:14 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, September 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s State and Defense secretaries promised to help and assist Afghan allies who have been evacuated from Afghanistan. During their trip to Qatar on Tuesday, secretaries Lloyd Austin and Antony Blinken met with a group of Afghans and honored them for their services during the War on Terror.<\/p>\n<p>Austin expressed, \u201cit must take a lot of courage to make a tough decision to leave your homeland to begin a new chapter in your life in a new country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two officials added how grateful the U.S. has been for the help of Afghan allies throughout the war, while Blinken stressed his department would evacuate more Afghans moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken went on to say, \u201cwe\u2019re going to make sure, with everything in our power, that we do right by you in the days and weeks ahead, but also by many others who stood by our side in Afghanistan, who are still in Afghanistan and and want to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecDef<\/a> and I visited Al Udeid Base, which was the largest Afghanistan-related evacuation site worldwide helping more than 57,000 individuals transit through Doha. We remain committed to helping all evacuees from Kabul reach their final destination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bUlZGHQMn0\">pic.twitter.com\/bUlZGHQMn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1435243482281558016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The comments come as six planes with U.S. civilians and Afghan allies have been stuck in the Mazari Sharif airport as their approval to depart was still pending.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/u-s-to-rely-on-over-the-horizon-capabilities-to-identify-threats-with-no-troops-on-the-ground-in-afghanistan\/\">U.S. To Rely On Over-The-Horizon Capabilities To Identify Threats With No Troops On The Ground In Afghanistan<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) tours a processing centre for Afghan refugees at al-Udeid Air Base in the Qatari capital Doha. 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