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International airport, the end of the month is coming too quickly. the u.s. is trying to hit its self-imposed august-31st deadline to complete the evacuation from afghanistan. >> in the days remaining, we believe we have the wherewithal to get out the american citizens who want to leave kabul. >> reporter: taliban warning there will be consequences if it takes any longer. a firefight at the airport sunday that left one afghan security member dead. underscoring the tense security situation as the u.s. tries to maximize the number of people it can fly out. the military flew more than 10,000 peop...

The biden administration negotiating agreements with two dozen countries on four continents to serve as transit points. military planes touching down regularly in germany. the pentagon activating emergency use of 18 commercial aircraft to fly evacuees to america saying it won't impact u.s. flights. once refugees arrive, many will be housed at the dulles expo center in virginia before being transported to army bases across the country. >> never has evacuating and getting 2,500 troops out of a country required so many troops. we're going to expand the perimeter around the base to try to get more...