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0 variant. so you get a dramatic increase in antibody titers when you do a third immunization doze. >> that is tonights last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >>s now. >> well good evening once again, day 211 of the biden administration which is racing to put out the firestorm ignited by the debacle of the withdrawal from afghanistan. tonight, the president told abc news that the military mission to get americans out of the country, taliban permitting, could extend past august ...

Others to that airport to exit. the president did say in that abc interview as we played earlier that they will stay beyond august 31st to get as many people out as they can. but its still complicated. how the world sees this, here is just one glimpse of this. this is from ian bremmer who we know political scientist and group he tweets the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan is, quote: the greatest debacle that nato has experienced since its foundation. thats from armen lashshet germans likely next...

Obvious were not close to where we want to be in terms of getting the numbers through. so were going to work that 24 hours a day, seven days a week. were going to get everyone that we can possibly evacuate evacuated. ill do that as long as we possibly can until the clock runs out or we run out of capability. >> also the afghan security forces, did you feel that they were ever up to this fight or did you not see this coming that they were not up to the fight? >> i stood behind this podium and sai...

Longer first part. >> seen hundreds of people pack into a c-17. we have seen afghans falling. >> that was four days ago, five days ago. >> when did you think when you first saw those pictures. >> what i thought is we have to gain control of this. we have to move this more quickly. we have to modify in a way to take control of that airport and we did. >> you dont think this could have been handled, this actually could have been handled better in any way? no mistakes? >> no. i, i -- i dont think i...

Milly said the afghan forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend the country, but that is not what he is saying today. let me play what he said today. >> the afghan security forces had the capacity and by that i mean, they had the training, the size, the capability to defend their country. this comes down to an issue of will and leadership. >> do you think it does come down to will or leadership or is that spin? >> absolutely. no, general milley is spot on. we gave the afghan secu...

People. this claim that oh, this is a civil war, and we just need to get out of there. that is not why we went into afghanistan. we did not go into afghanistan to secure womens rights or political freedom or any of that. went in there one purpose to make sure it did not become a safe haven for terrorists to launch attacks on america and its allies. that mission is clearly not been accomplished and the biden administrations withdrawing not only incompetently but prematurely and that is what is go...

You can bet the issue of what is happening at kabul and the airport and the bedlam in and around there going on and on and disrupting thousands from even getting out of the country will come up. ahead of that, to jennifer griffin at the pentagon on where this stands right now. jennifer? >> neil, a somber briefing with very few answers. a defensive posture from the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs that said now is not the time for after action reports or discussion of regrets. t...

International coalition to extract friendly united states citizens and allies? >> he just made his first phone call to boris johnson of england yesterday. this has been going on for almost a week now. you have to actually pick up the phone. >> i dont understand how somebody doesnt sit down and say maybe we should get the americans out and that the last people out should be the united states military because they have the most capability. the exact opposite happened. where is kamala harris? talk ...

♪ be. >> and we are the united states military and we fully intend to successfully evacuate all-american citizens who want to get out of afghanistan. they are our priority number one. there was nothing that i or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days. >> i would draw a distinction bar between extracting someone in extremist condition or circumstance verses going out and collecting large numbers of american citizens. >> you have the capability to g...

Listen, ive spoken to afghans who are sheltering in place right now out of fear. and americans as well. because regardless of what they are hearing from the embassy, they are just worried if they go out that they will be in danger. and that was an honest admission from general austin that they dont have the capability to go out and get everyone. that would require taking not just kabul, right, but the potential of going to other areas of the country which they dont seem prepared to do or have th...