Biden Secretary of State: US Embassy Staff Being Evacuated in Kabul

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he and Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein face reporters as they meet at the State Department in Washington, on July 23, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via AP

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Aug. 15 that the United States is evacuating its personnel from the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, although he didn’t say whether the embassy would be closed.

“We are working to make sure that our personnel are safe and secure,” Blinken said during an ABC News interview. “We’re relocating the men and women of our embassy to a location at the airport. It’s why the president sent in a number of forces, to make sure that as we continue to draw down our diplomatic presence, we do it in a safe and orderly fashion.”