'Risk is very high' for another attack in Kabul: Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The secretary of state was interviewed on ABC's "This Week."

Hours after President Joe Biden issued a dire warning that it was "highly likely" the Kabul airport could see another attack in the 24 to 36 hours leading up to the final U.S. troop withdrawal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the warning in an interview for ABC's "This Week." "This is the most dangerous time in an already extraordinarily dangerous mission, these last couple of days. And so, we will do everything possible to keep people safe. But the risk is very high," Blinken told 'This Week' Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz. The Pentagon confirmed Saturday that the final drawdown of troops had begun, intensifying pressure on the United States to evacuate the remaining Americans looking to leave the country as the terror threat is ratcheted to new heights. Blinken, who met with the president and top commanders at the White House Saturday morning, said the U.S. was doing "everything possible" to get the remaining Americans safely out of the country.