Deserted roads, empty gates at Kabul airport as US withdrawal enters final stages
3 years, 3 months ago

Deserted roads, empty gates at Kabul airport as US withdrawal enters final stages

India Today  

As the final stage of the US troops' withdrawal approaches, roads leading to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have become vacant, latest satellite images show. Images provided by earth imaging company Planet Labs indicate that the main entrance of the airport that had been witnessing huge traffic since August 14 has become largely unpopulated since the bombings at the airport on Thursday. READ: ISIL claims responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport The large buildup of vehicles and pedestrians waiting outside the North Gate of the airport, hoping for a chance to be airlifted out of the war-torn country, seems to have vanished. Similar dispersion has also been witnessed from the East Gate of the international airport, which has been closer to the airport terminal area.

India International Airport Images Satellite Images Gate Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport Kabul Airport  stages  kabul  images  labs  karzai  hamid  roads  withdrawal  final  planet  enters  gate  gates  international  satellite  airport  deserted

History of this topic

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

India TV News  

The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. “Our nation has suffered war and invasion and the people do not have more tolerance.” At the end of his remarks, the Badri fighters shouted: “God is the greatest!” In an interview with Afghan state television, Mujahid also …

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal

CNN  

CNN — Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the withdrawal of the last American troops left Afghanistan in the grip of the militant group. Taliban fighters were But Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told CNN Tuesday he wasn’t “overly concerned about these images” of Taliban fighters examining the …

7 Killed In Crowd At Kabul Airport As Afghans Try To Flee
3 years, 4 months ago

7 Killed In Crowd At Kabul Airport As Afghans Try To Flee

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military said Sunday, as thousands were still trying to flee the country in a chaotic exodus a week after the Taliban takeover. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Kabul’s airport, now one of the only routes …

Extraordinary Photo Shows 640 Afghans Fleeing Kabul On Packed U.S. Plane
3 years, 4 months ago

Extraordinary Photo Shows 640 Afghans Fleeing Kabul On Packed U.S. Plane

Huff Post  

A striking new photograph shows 640 Afghans packed tightly into a U.S. plane leaving Kabul in a desperate bid to escape the Taliban. The Taliban have torn through Afghanistan in a matter of days, filling the power vacuum left by the U.S. troops who pulled out of the country after spending 20 years fighting the so-called “war on terror.” We …

Afghan crisis: Satellite images reveal the chaos at Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan crisis: Satellite images reveal the chaos at Kabul airport

Hindustan Times  

The situation in Afghanistan has been worsening since the Taliban took complete control of the war-torn country on Sunday. Maxar Technologies recently shared satellite images from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital city of Kabul, which showed the desperation of Afghan nationals to flee from their home country. Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport …

Kabul airport in shambles after Afghans try to panic flee country
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul airport in shambles after Afghans try to panic flee country

India Today  

Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport was left in shambles after hordes of Afghans thronged the airport in order to flee the country prompted by the Taliban's return to power. A video showed hundreds of young Afghan nationals running along and clinging to a US Military Aircraft on the runway as it was about to take off from the Kabul airport. …

Chaotic scenes in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover; UN urges global community to unite | What we know so far
3 years, 4 months ago

Chaotic scenes in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover; UN urges global community to unite | What we know so far

India TV News  

At least seven people, including three Afghan nationals who clung to a US Air Force plane to escape Taliban rule, died on Monday in a melee at the Kabul airport, as hundreds of people scrambled to board flights in a desperate bid to get out of Afghanistan, following the toppling of the government led by President Ashraf Ghani. We hope …

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban takes over Afghan presidential palace, Kabul airport under fire | Updates
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban takes over Afghan presidential palace, Kabul airport under fire | Updates

India TV News  

The Taliban seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and NATO over nearly two decades to build up Afghan security forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says in order to prevent looting and chaos, their forces will enter some parts of Kabul, Afghanistan and occupy outposts that …

As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
3 years, 4 months ago

As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — As a Taliban offensive encircles the Afghan capital, there’s increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, and only one way in for U.S. troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground: Kabul’s international airport. Kabul International Airport — formally known as Hamid Karzai International Airport, after the country’s first president following the …

Discover Related