"This has been a massive military, diplomatic, and humanitarian undertaking, one of the most difficult in our nation's history, and an extraordinary feat of logistics and coordination under some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable" -- @SecBlinken 
Sec Blinken confirms that the military engagement in Afghanistan is over and the diplomatic endeavor begins. The embassy moves to a post in Doha & the effort continues to help Americans & Afghans evacuate under the aegis of the State Dept.
Sec Blinken notes that there is no deadline to this commitment. He references Taliban assertion that it will allow people to leave who want to, and says they will hold the Taliban accountable.
https://twitter.com/HawaiiDelilah/status/1432479951459020800?s=20
FYI: There are fewer than 200 Americans who are in Afghanistan and want to leave. Sec Blinken says the effort will continue via the State Dept to get them out.
https://twitter.com/HawaiiDelilah/status/1432480559763054593?s=20
Sec Blinken notes that the Taliban wants international legitimacy but says any such legitimacy must be earned, and they can start by honoring commitments to letting people go who want to get out.
Sec Blinken ends his address by noting that after the conclusion of this 20 year war, it is time to think through our foreign policy & nat sec approach. AMEN.
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