US Calls Taliban Takeover ‘Heart Wrenching’ 

WASHINGTON - The United States’ top diplomat is calling the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the imminent fall of Kabul “heart-wrenching stuff,” and says U.S. forces are working to get all Americans, as well as Afghans who worked with the U.S., out of the country. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken Sunday said the safety of U.S. personnel, some of whom are still at the embassy, and Afghan helpers was “job number one,” fending off criticism that Washington was unprepared for the rapid collapse of Afghan forces.  The U.S. will "do everything we possibly can for as long as we can to get them out if that's what they want," Blinken told CNN’s "State of the Union."  "We haven't asked the Taliban for anything," Blinken added. "We've told the Taliban that if they interfere w/our personnel, w/our operations, as we're proceeding with this drawdown, there will be a swift and decisive response."