Chaos, disorder, mayhem and everything in between won’t be enough if we attempt to describe the current situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban recaptured power and the unprecedented collapse of the US-backed Ashraf Ghani government.
The Kabul airport was witness to heartbreaking scenes of thousands of people flooding the premises and even clinging on to planes on the runway in a desperate bid to get out of the country.
Kabul Airport this morning. pic.twitter.com/U90fo6Pw1T
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 16, 2021
Kabul Airport runway today. No words needed. pic.twitter.com/8SfzEOprUZ
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 16, 2021
Kabul airport #Afghanistan 5/5 pic.twitter.com/ixws6Z1hE2
— Palki Sharma (@palkisu) August 16, 2021
Desperate situation unfolding at #Kabul airport this morning. pic.twitter.com/JlAWtTHPBy
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
#Kabul: Another video emerges from this morning outside Kabul airport. Gunfire can be heard too. pic.twitter.com/elTB2mlpQ1
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
#Breaking: At least three people have been killed by gunfire at Kabul airport.
Heavy gunfight going on. pic.twitter.com/yxfVnwbMFn
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
SHOCKING VIDEO: three people seem to have fallen off a military airplane in #Kabul. pic.twitter.com/XpLOKSsXUD
— خالد جان نظامي (@KhalidJan46) August 16, 2021
2 Afghan fall from C-17 plane in Kabul, as they were clinging upon the wing of the airplane.#KabulHasFallen #kabulairport #Kabulfall #Afghanistan #Talibans pic.twitter.com/kfzwj2wwhQ
— Bikas Gurung (@bikas_gurung) August 16, 2021
