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Had seen the previous two days. >> huge security risks complicating this evacuation over the next 36 hours. overnight, the u.s. embassy in kabul warned all americans do not travel to the airport. and for people already gathered at certain airport gates, the message was even more urgent, it was leave immediately. one defense official told cnn theres a very specific threat stream from isis-k, about planned attacks against crowds there. and this warning specifically names three airport gates. nick ...

Possibility. i think the chance for the deadline getting extended beyond august 31st, president biden said today he wanted to adhere to that deadline. the chances of that rest on whether or not they find pockets of americans who after that deadline, they think theyve got to go get. i think in that circumstance, president biden would extend the deadline. otherwise, i think theyre going to say, weve done the best we could and then pack up american forces and try to sustain what theyve achieved so ...

Decision to leave afghanistan by august 31st was driven by the security risks. was this the right call? >> well, it may have well been the only call that he could make. i drew from the trip that cia director, bill burns, took, which was apparently intended to get a direct read from the taliban leadership about the potential for extending a deadline. and i dont know but, i infer there was no such extension granted or conceded. so, i think the president is still going to have more tough decisions ...

Hardening in the security risks as well. we need to see that in the bigger picture. it is notjust the human drama of kabul airport. this will also shape and determine the attitudes for months if not years to come for the relationship with international partners and countries. how the taliban managed s and how we manage this with the taliban will be important for setting the tone. it is not the humanitarian crisis, winter is looming, a month before the snow comes. it was reported yesterday that t...

President biden is a dress yesterday to the us made left it open that it might be possible to remain after the 31st of august, it is regarded as a deadline but things could happen between now and then. we will wait and see — happen between now and then. we will wait and see what _ happen between now and then. we will wait and see what diplomacy _ happen between now and then. we will wait and see what diplomacy might - wait and see what diplomacy might lead to, but based on what we heard yester...

I honestly dont know what the seat capacity was on that aircraft. >> these young soldiers and marines are serving as air traffic controllers around the clock at the airport in kabul. evacuation flights launching every 45 minutes. a race against that august 31st deadline with only a few days remaining. >> who is guarding the u.s. embassy right now? >> there is no military assets guarding the embassy compound. the u.s. embassy is operating out of harr karzai international airport. >> how many have...

Some americans is still in kabul wanting to get out.— some americans is still in kabul wanting to get out. yes, they have this deadline _ wanting to get out. yes, they have this deadline president _ wanting to get out. yes, they have this deadline president biden - wanting to get out. yes, they have this deadline president biden is i this deadline president biden is sticking to at the end of the month, and theyre going to have to start winding down the operation. by the time you get to the fin...

Because of an artificial deadline. >> and part of jeremy and kevins reporting is part of what is leading to this decision is that the president as it is written here is mindful of the security risks and remaining in the country longer, general. you are very familiar with the threat of isis, youve written a book about your experience in fighting isis. how real do you assess the threat of isis-k on the the ground to americans, to american troops as well as what the taliban would do if u.s. would g...

Decision. according to my colleague kevin lip tak, a official said that president biden has decided to withdraw u.s. troops by that august 31st deadline. he made this decision according to the official in consultation with his national security team and mindful of the security risks that would be posed to u.s. forces the longer that they stay in country. particularly after that august 31st deadline which the taliban have said is essentially a nonnegotiable for them. that being said this official...

Airport is the only means by which to get americans, to get afghans out of the country. and of course, there are thousands of u.s. troops there right now. so, the fear is that the security risks at the airport are front and center right here. and if there is that threat from isis-k that is persistent, that is something that is factoring in to president bidens decision to double down on getting u.s. troops, getting the whole operation out of the country, by august 31st. now, the other thing to co...