IS Biden Working On Paying For American's He Left In Afghanistan?

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   Sharlee01posted 2 years ago

   
   Press Confrence Sept 3, 2021  Secretary Of State Anthony Blinken
   
   QUESTION: Mr. Price --  Thank you, Mr. Secretary.   It’s been four days since you stood here and talked about the 100 to 200 Americans who remain.  In those four days, has that number changed at all?  Has any – have any more people managed to get out, and if so, how?  And you talk a lot about the conversations that are being had around how to get more people out, whether it’s Afghans or Americans.  Has that been more solidified, and is there any sense that the Taliban may renege on their – on their decision to allow those people out?
   
   SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Yeah.  Thanks, Alex.  So a couple of things on this.  As I mentioned, we are in very regular contact with a relatively small number of American citizens who remain in Afghanistan and who’ve indicated that they’re interested in leaving.  And we have dedicated teams assigned to each of these American citizens to be in constant contact with them.  We’re providing them with very tailored, very specific guidance.  Let me just say that for their protection and also to protect the viability of – of our tactics, I’m not going to go into any details beyond that for now, just to say that we’re in very active contact.
   
   His words and lack of details in my view appear to indicate that the Biden administration is perhaps making a monitory deal of some form to get the remaining Americans and possibly citizens that aided the US in the war in Afghanistan. Please note this statement as my own conjecture.  My conclusion was formed on the basis of incomplete information.
   
   To read the full transcript that I took this quote from  please visit ---  Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks on Afghanistan at a Press Availability   https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony- … ilability/
   
   Aug 17, 2021   --- Are these the funds the Taliban would like to get their hands on?
   
   "The U.S. has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank and stopped shipments of cash to the nation as it tries to keep a Taliban-led government from accessing the money, an administration official confirmed Tuesday.
   
   The official said that any central bank assets that the Afghan government has in the U.S. will not be available to the Taliban, which remains on the Treasury Department’s sanctions designation list."   source   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles … ank-assets
   
   So, thoughts... Do you feel that American's will ultimately be free due to Biden offering up the frozen cash?
   
   Hope you will share your feelings on such a deal..,

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