No one predicted that the Afghanistan government would collapse in 11 days, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with ABC News.
proved much more difficult than anticipated. The Taliban took control of roads leading to the airport, stopping most who passed.
MORE: Taliban fighters hunting blacklist of Afghan officials, US-trained forces: Private intel report "It's a dynamic and challenging environment," Austin said. "As you would imagine, you know, a noncombatant evacuation operation is one of the most challenging operations in the inventory." "You said American citizens, what about those Afghans?" Raddatz pressed. "What about those interpreters? What about the people who are desperate?"
The defense secretary added that the U.S. military will use "every means possible" to get American citizens, third-country nationals and special immigrant visa applicants to the Kabul airport. "Do you think it's possible we'll expand the mission and go beyond that 1,000 yards to help people out?" Raddatz asked.
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