Blinken speaks to German FM on Afghan issue

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday (local time) and discussed coordinating efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last week.

The information regarding the talks between the two leaders was shared by US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price.

“@SecBlinken spoke today with German Foreign Minister @HeikoMaas. We are committed to closely coordinating efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan,” tweeted Price. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Maas shared their views about close coordination between the two countries in Afghanistan, including the transit of thousands of people out of Afghanistan through Ramstein Air Base and other locations in Germany, read US Department of State release.

The Secretary and the Foreign Minister also discussed the broader situation in Afghanistan and the way ahead. The US is flying thousands of people out of Afghanistan every day from Kabul airport. The US forces took control of the airport last week to evacuate its citizens after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan.

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