Desperate Afghans flock to airport as Taliban takes capital
Panicked Afghans flocked to airport on Monday (Aug. 16) after Taliban took over the capital Kabul.
Panicked Afghans flocked to airport on Monday (Aug. 16) after Taliban took over the capital Kabul.
Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
Pakistanis carry national flags as they take part in the celebration to mark the country’s 74th Independence Day in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on August 14, 2021. Pakistan got its independence from British rule August 14, 1949.
Afghanistan’s newly appointed ambassador to Ankara on Thursday said that Turkey’s ongoing mission at the Hamid Karzai International Airport is in support of peace and stability.
Pakistani flags are seen ahead of the 74th Independence Day in Islamabad, Pakistan on August 12, 2021. Pakistan gained its independence from British rule on August 14, 1947.
The Taliban, whose attacks have peaked after the US’ decision to withdraw its military forces in Afghanistan, are now capturing one-after-the-other the northern provinces that link the country with Central Asia.
Georgia on Sunday, Aug. 8, asked Russia to withdraw troops from its territories, calling on Moscow to comply with 2008 post-conflict agreement with Tbilisi.
The US B-52 bombers targeted positions of the advancing Taliban in Afghanistan, a government official confirmed on Saturday (Aug.7).
Afghan Internally displaced families fled their homes in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province August 07, 2021. They’re living in dire condition at school buildings as their temporary shelters.
an the largest joint military exercise in the history of relations between the two countries in Martapura, Batu Raja, South Sumatra, Wednesday, August 04, 2021