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 people out of kabul in 24 hours, and another 5,000 on charters and other flights. a new record and a pace that must continue. >> we are pushing the limits to do everything we can to get every single evacuee out of kabul. >> reporter: in order to speed up evacuations, the pentagon activating the air fleet for only the third time. using 18 aircraft from commercial carriers like united and american to move evacuees from the middle east onwards. for now, though, the u.s.