"They are not our friends," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters as she makes clear the US does not trust the Taliban but has to coordinate with the group in order to continue the evacuation mission. "We have an enormous amount of leverage," she notes as the August 31 Afghan withdrawal deadline nears and as active threats are being monitored, following two deadly blasts outside Kabul airport earlier Thursday -- in which 13 American troops died. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES