‘The world abandoned us’: desperate Afghans try to escape Taliban – video report

Thousands of Afghans and foreign nationals have surged on to the tarmac at Kabul airport trying to get a place on a flight out of the country, amid chaotic scenes that unfolded as the Taliban took control of the city. Fearful that the Taliban may reimpose the brutal rule they enforced before 2001, Afghans are seeking ways out of the country, lining up at cash machines to withdraw their life savings

• Kabul airport: chaos and panic as Afghans and foreigners attempt to flee the capital
• ‘Everyone is holed up in their homes’: an account from Kabul

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/16/the-world-abandoned-us-desperate-afghans-try-to-escape-taliban-video-report
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