Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed incidents of Taliban violence against Americans in Afghanistan amid a chaotic evacuation from the Kabul airport over the past week. In an interview on Sunday, Austin said there have been “tough encounters with [the] Taliban,” coming about two days after President Joe Biden denied that Americans were having difficulties getting to the Kabul airport. “If you have an American passport, and if you have the right credentials, the Taliban has been allowing people to pass safely through,” Austin told ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, but he later stressed, “There’s no such thing as an absolute.” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Saturday confirmed reports that Americans have been beaten by Taliban terrorists near the airport. Video footage posted by CNN’s Clarissa Ward and ABC News showed news crews being harassed or told to leave by Taliban members in Kabul. Biden has received criticism for making statements …
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