Is The U.S. State Department Obstructing Private Rescue Flights From Afghanistan?

Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured a processing center for Afghan refugees at the al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday

FOX News: State Department obstruction of private rescue flights from Afghanistan revealed in leaked email 

State Department 'will not provide an approval' of charter flights from Afghanistan, leaked email reveals 

EXCLUSIVE: The State Department refused to grant official approval for private evacuation flights from Afghanistan to land in third countries, even though the department conceded that official authorization would likely be needed for planes to land in those nations, an email reviewed by Fox News shows. 

Furthermore, the State Department explicitly stated that charter flights, even those containing American citizens, would not be allowed to land at Defense Department (DOD) airbases. 

U.S. officials have pointed to possible security threats from landing charter planes at military bases, saying that they lack the resources on the ground to fully verify flight manifests. 

The Biden administration's delaying of private evacuation efforts has been a widespread source of frustration, infuriating rescue organizers and even a prominent Democratic senator.  

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Update: Blinken Says Taliban Blocking Americans From Leaving Afghanistan, But Leaked Emails Suggest Otherwise (Zero Hedge) 

WNU Editor: As I had mentioned in a previous post. When it comes to Afghanistan the past few months have taught us that it is best not to trust any message or message that is coming out from the US government. 

Update #2: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin are in Doha right now .... Blinken tours huge Doha processing center housing thousands of Afghan refugees and says evacuees won't be vetted until they reach the US: Influx sparks fears of more chaos in Biden's broken immigration system (Daily Mail).