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Active duty u.s. military, the white house is speeding up the vaccinations out of afghanistan now with eight days left officially until the august 31 troop withdrawal deadline. the administration says in the past 24 hours, nearly 11,000 people have been evacuated from kabul. 48,000 have been airlifted out since august the 14th. crowds desperate to leave afghanistan remain outside the airport gates where it's bedlam. the pentagon says u.s. military commanders are in contact with the taliban. today we learned about another mission to rescue stranded americans outside the airport. >> the commande...

With the president says today. >> with the priority be in getting every last american out it is stunning that we still don't have an exact number of americans on the ground. while they hesitate to reveal their accounts because it could change by the hour, it makes sense that it would change, but at least give us something. this was key last hour. >> i think it's insulting to th american people that they have been shared the estimates that they have gathered even though the dynamic and even though the likely change every few hours. i think the american people hav the right to know that what is ...

To speak from the white house, we're also told a white house press briefing by age in psaki will be given a bit from now. how many americans are still there stranded, jen psaki says that's the not appropriate use of the word although we have direct stories of people saying they are stranded. what are we doing about all the equipment that has been left behind. what are we doing about the africans that still have to flee ? is there any sort of contingenc plan in place if there were to be an attack on the airport there considering all american troops would be gone by next tuesday midnight. >> wha...

United states honors our commitment to get those who helped support us out of harm's way. our americans, our allies, our afghan interpreters. i think that is at the top of everyone's mind right now and what the future holds. >> what is your message to veterans in their families during this difficult time? >> i would just say, when my husband deployed to afghanistan he was excited to go. he served our country because h believed in what we stood for, the freedom that we have today. i just want people to understan that you should at least check in on someone you know that may be affected by what'...

Along we are in the process. >> reporter: the administration is still relying on the taliban to allow stranded americans to get to the airport while the u.s. state department is warning about the danger a new cable obtained by nbc news says afghan staff at the u.s. embassy were assaulted by the taliban on their way to the airport some hospitalized. republican critics say president biden should be tougher on the taliban. >> i think that president biden is timid and fearful of the taliban, and if they want to attack our people at that airport, we have more than enough combat power in the united ...