Blinken arrives in Qatar as four Americans leave Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Ambassador John Desrocher and Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Protocol Ambassador Ibrahim Fakhroo, as he arrives at Old Airport in Doha, Qatar September 6, 2021. Blinken is meeting with Qatari leaders to thank the nation for its support in the Afghanistan evacuation efforts and to discuss the future of U.S.-Afghanistan relations. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS

DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Monday in Qatar where he will seek support to evacuate Americans and at-risk Afghans left behind in Afghanistan.

A senior State Department official told reporters on Blinken's flight that Washington has facilitated the safe departure of four more Americans overland from Afghanistan.