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 commanders on the ground certainly have the authorities they need to pursue opportunities to bring people in. and one of the means at their disposal is of course rotary aircraft helicopters. and we have done that on a couple of occasions. i certainly wouldn't rule out that we would do it again if it was the best way. >> so for the record, a couple of extractions thus far. meanwhile there's increasing