United States troops fired shots into the air at Kabul airport on Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching a flight out of the country after the Taliban takeover of the country.
‘I feel very scared here. They are firing lots of shots into the air,‘ a witness told newsmen.
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Meanwhile, commercial flights from Kabul were cancelled Monday after chaotic scenes at the airport with thousands looking for a way out after the Taliban re-took power in Afghanistan.
‘There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and plundering. Please do not rush to the airport,’ the Kabul airport authority said in a message sent to reporters.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK