“We are scared and keep hiding ourselves more and more,” the mother said in a text message to the Associated Press. AdvertisementNeither the U.S. nor the Taliban has offered a clear explanation why so few have been evacuated. The Taliban,” she whispered into the phone to her American son in a Dallas suburb, a conversation the woman recounted to the AP. AdvertisementPolitics Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal at congressional hearing Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies to lawmakers on Afghanistan withdrawal: “We inherited a deadline” from Trump. AdvertisementAP reporters in Afghanistan are not aware of any U.S. citizens or green-card holders being picked up or arrested by the Taliban.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 18, 2021 18:26 UTC