HomePoliticsDESPERATE AMERICANS STILL STUCK IN AFGHANISTAN, BIDEN AT THE BEACH Politics DESPERATE AMERICANS STILL STUCK IN AFGHANISTAN, BIDEN AT THE BEACH Sept 17, 2021 Rob Lauer Political Reporter State Department spokesman, Ned Price, explained how the Taliban is still blocking flights carrying Americans and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders from leaving the country. “The State Department has pulled every lever available to us. We have gone to extraordinary lengths, with not only with our engagement with the Taliban but also with these other consolation of groups on the ground and operating from a far and also with countries in the region. To our minds, these flights, these individuals, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to depart and that’s what we continue to focus on,” Price said. “We’ve used every lever we’ve had in the narrow and specific area of charter flights leaving from the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Northern Afghanistan. White House “In the afternoon, the President will travel to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.” Now Biden is seeking $65 million in Aid for Afghanistan or perhaps ransom money? Nevada members of Congress (D) Susie Lee and (D) Steven Horsford’s staff refuse to comment at this time.