President Biden spoke briefly about COVID on Monday but refused to address the Afghanistan crisis or take reporters' questions. He walked away as journalists cried out for answers
* The Taliban's spokesman warned there 'will be consequences' if the remaining US troops aren't out by Aug 31
* But President Joe Biden refused to take questions on the threat hours later, or even address the crisis
* National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan then said it would be down to Biden if troops stay past August 31
* White House Press Secretary then snapped at a reporter who said Americans in Kabul were 'stranded'
* The White House admitted Monday it has no idea how many Americans are still in in Afghanistan
* Sullivan said 'many' left without telling the embassy and now there's no reliable tally of how many are there
* As they hunt for the remaining US citizens in Afghanistan, US troops are confined to the airport
* They have been fending off a crowd of some 20,000 desperate Afghans who all want to be on a flight out
* Overnight, the US took 10,400 people out on 28 jets - an average of 371 passengers per flight
* There is a backlog in paperwork that is meaning thousands who are at the airport ready to fly can't get out
* Despite the chaotic approach and consistent lack of answers, the WH is claiming it will get everyone out
The White House repeatedly refused to address the Taliban's August 31 deadline to get US troops out of Afghanistan on Monday, dodging questions on the subject and snapping at reporters who asked how the government planned to save the remaining Americans stuck in Kabul.
The Taliban's spokesman issued the sternest threat yet to Biden on Monday morning, saying there will be 'consequences' if US troops - who are holed up at the airport in Kabul evacuating tens of thousands of people and fending off an increasingly desperate crowd - don't leave in the next eight days.
Biden and his administration have no idea how many Americans remain trapped in Afghanistan, unable to get to the airport to get on an evacuation flight out.
WNU Editor: This is what a government in chaos looks like.
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