在美国广播公司新闻部总裁乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯的独家采访中乔·拜登说美国致力于让每个美国人都离开阿富汗即使这意味着可能会延长他的任务超过8月31日的最后期限完全退出。
“我们现在有大约10到15，000名美国人在这个国家。正确你是否致力于确保军队留在这里，直到每个想离开的美国人都离开?”斯特凡诺普洛斯问拜登。
“是的，”拜登回答道。
总统警告说，他的重点是在8月31日前完成任务，但在斯特凡诺普洛斯的敦促下，他承认任务可能需要更长时间。
“所以美国人应该明白，8月31日之后，军队可能还得在那里?”斯特凡诺普洛斯问道。
“不，”拜登回答道。“美国人应该明白，我们将努力在8月31日之前完成这项工作。”
“但如果我们不这样做，”斯特凡诺普洛斯说，“军队会留下来——”
“如果——如果我们不这样做，”拜登打断道，“我们将在那个时候决定谁离开。”
“然后呢?”斯特凡诺普洛斯问道。
拜登说:“如果你是美国军队——如果还有美国公民留下，我们会留下来把他们全部赶出去。
拜登告诉美国广播公司新闻，除了需要撤离的1万至1.5万名美国人，还有5万至6.5万名阿富汗人及其家人，美国也希望撤离。
但拜登表示，要在本月底前做到这一点，就需要正在进行的撤离任务进行得更快。
“这取决于我们所处的位置，以及我们能否将这些数字增加到每天5到5-7，000个。如果是这样的话，他们都将出局，”总统说。
“承诺坚持让每个人都出来，事实上，我们可以出来，每个人都应该出来。这就是目标。这就是我们现在正在做的。这就是我们要走的路。我认为我们会做到的，”拜登说。
随着美国最终撤军最后期限的临近，阿富汗的控制权迅速落入塔利班手中，政府因阿富汗当地正在发生的混乱而受到抨击。
政府承认，塔利班迅速夺回该国的速度比他们预期的要快，并导致喀布尔机场混乱。由于塔利班继续阻止在20年战争中援助美国的绝望的阿富汗盟友进入，他们现在担心他们的努力会遭到报复。
US troops will stay until all Americans are out of Afghanistan, even if past Aug. 31 deadline: Biden to ABC News
In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, PresidentJoe Bidensaid the U.S. is committed to getting every American out ofAfghanistan-- even if it means potentially extending the mission beyond his Aug. 31 deadline for atotal withdrawal.
"We've got 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?" Stephanopoulos asked Biden.
"Yes," Biden replied.
The president cautioned that his focus is on completing the mission by Aug. 31, but when pressed by Stephanopoulos, conceded the mission could take longer.
"So Americans should understand that troops might have to be there beyond Aug. 31st?" Stephanopoulos asked.
"No," Biden replied. "Americans should understand that we're gonna try to get it done before Aug. 31st."
"But if we don't," Stephanopoulos said, "the troops will stay --"
"If -- if we don't," Biden interrupted, "We'll determine at the time who's left."
"And?" Stephanopoulos asked.
"And if you're American force -- if there's American citizens left, we're gonna stay to get them all out," Biden said.
Biden told ABC News that in addition to the 10,000 to 15,000 Americans who need to be evacuated, there are between 50,000 and 65,000 Afghans and their families the U.S. also wants to get out.
But to do that before the end of the month, Biden said it will require that the ongoing evacuation mission go faster.
"It depends on where we are and whether we can get -- ramp these numbers up to five to five - 7,000 a day coming out. If that's the case, they'll all be out," the president said.
"The commitment holds to get everyone out that, in fact, we can get out and everyone who 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 there," Biden said.
The administration has come under fire for the chaos unfolding on the ground in Afghanistan as control of the country quickly fell to the Taliban while the deadline for the final U.S. withdrawal approached.
The Taliban's rapid recapture of the country, the administration acknowledged, happened more quickly than they had expected, and led to chaos at the Kabul airport. As the Taliban continues to block access for desperate Afghan allies who aided the United States during the 20 years war, they now fear retribution for their efforts.
