Taliban Still Blocking Americans From Leaving Afghanistan: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with his German counterpart at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Sept. 8, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via Reuters

Taliban terrorists are continuing to block Americans from leaving an airport in northern Afghanistan, a top U.S. official said Wednesday.

A number of people, including Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), described a hostage situation at the airport in Mazar-i-Sharif this week. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban was preventing Americans from leaving because they lacked proper papers.