Chaos At Kabul Airport When Afghans Attempt To Escape
At least ten people were killed and a dozen injured when chaos erupted at Kabul airport as hundreds rushed aboard after the Taliban took over the country, we learned Monday.
The airport administration reportedly said that people flocked to Hamid Karzai Airport after receiving false information that seats were available on departing planes.
The Pentagon announced that after several incidents at the airport, all flights have been suspended.
The United States has also announced that an additional 1,000 troops will be deployed to support its army’s evacuation operation.
In addition, the Afghan Aviation Ministry said in a statement that the country’s airspace has been closed to all commercial flights and recommended that all airlines divert their next flights.
A series of videos circulating on social media shows scenes of panic and chaos at Hamid Karzai International Airport on Sunday nights and Monday and the desperate people are seen trying to get on planes and chase a US military plane that It is the track of Taxed.
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After Kabul fell to the Taliban without violence on Sunday afternoon after President Ashraf Ghanit fled, the group announced a blanket clemency and urged people not to leave the country.
The video shows a chaotic scene at the airport with people trying to board a plane.
Another video shows a large group of people chasing a plane on the runway.
Three of them were hanging from the landing gear of the aircraft but fell when taking off, leaving them dead.
At least five people were killed at the Kabul airport when they were violently boarded by planes.
Meanwhile, US forces opened fire in the air at Kabul airport on Monday to disperse hundreds of civilians walking the runway.
“The crowd was out of control,” a US official told Reuters by phone.
“The shooting was only done to defuse the disaster.”
