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Blinken says Taliban renew promise to let Afghans 'freely depart'

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the Taliban renewed promises to let Afghans leave freely amid concern over blocked chartered flights. The Taliban told the United States that "they will let people with travel documents freely depart," Blinken told a news conference in Qatar. SOUNDBITE

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