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Troops. >> i knew that they're going to have an enormous -- look, one of the things we didn't do -- people from getting out. what they would do. >> all troops are supposed to be out by august 31st. even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get out, they're going to leave? >> we're going to do everything in our power to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay beyond august 31st if necessary? >> it depends on where we are and whether we can get -- ramp these numbers up to 5 to 7,000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they'll all be out. >...

These numbers up to 5 to 7,000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they'll all be out. >> because we have like 10 to 15,000 americans in the country right now, right? and are you committed to making sure that the troops stay until every american who wants to be out is out? >> yes, yes. >> how about our afghan allies? we have about 80,000 people -- >> well, that's not -- >> is that too high? >> that's too high. the estimate is somewhere between 50 and 65,000 folks total, counting their families. >> does the commitment hold for them as well? >> the commitment holds to get everyone out that, in...

>> president biden and his advisers many of whom were against the withdrawal are denying reports that intelligence analyst his warned this could happen. >> there was nothing they or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days joining me now nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell and nbc military reporter courtney kubi. the president is not engaging with the press corps with this issue at all and he did speak with george, of course, with george stephanopoulos about the august 31st deadline to move our troops out and let me play a part of that. >>...

Day coming out. if that is the case, they'll all be out. >> because we have like 10 to 15,000 americans in the country right now, right? and are you committed to making sure that the troops stay until every american who wans to be out is out. >> yes. yes. >> how about our afghan allies, does the commitment hold for them as well. >> it holds to get everyone out that should come out and that is the objective. that is what we're doing now. that is the path we're on. an i think we'll get there. >> this hour we're expecting an update from the pentagon for all developments out of afghanistan and inc...

>> yes. >> how about afghan allies? we have about 80,000 people on -- >> well, that's -- >> how high? >> somewhere between 50,000 and 65,000 folks total, counting their families. >> does the commitment hold for them as well? >> the commitment holds to get everyone out that, in fact, we can get out and everyone that should come out. and that's the objective. that's what we're doing now. that's the path we're on and i think we'll get. >> so americans should understand that troops may have to be there beyond august 31st. >> americans should understand that we're going to try to get it done before...