Chaos at Kabul Airport Amid Afghan Evacuation Crowd... "Several Dead Due to US Troops' Gunfire"

On the 16th (local time), Kabul International Airport, the capital of Afghanistan, was crowded with citizens waiting to depart. As the Islamic militant group Taliban regained control of the government, thousands of Kabul residents flocked to the airport before dawn to escape Afghanistan.
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The capital Kabul International Airport was paralyzed as crowds rushed to escape Afghanistan, which has become the country of the armed group Taliban again after 20 years.

According to Tolo News TV and others on the afternoon of the 16th, all commercial flights were suspended as crowds rushed to Kabul International Airport.

Since the Taliban regained power, numerous citizens have flocked to Hamid Karzai International Airport since the previous night, and it is reported that airport operations were paralyzed as they took over the runway demanding to be allowed on planes.

The US military reportedly fired warning shots to drive them off the runway, according to AFP. Russia's Sputnik News also reported, citing security forces sources, that several Afghans died at the airport due to the US military's gunfire.

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