Afghans attempt to flee the country as Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace
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Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane, some climbing on the plane, as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off.Credit:AP
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Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off.Credit:AP
3/22
Scenes at Kabul airport in Afghanistan as Afghans try to leave after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Credit:TWITTER
4/22
This satellite photo from Maxar Technologies shows swarms of people on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport, also known as Hamid Karzai International Airport. Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of the capital's airport on Monday as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban seized power with stunning speed. Some clung to the side of a U.S. military transport plane before takeoff, in a widely shared video that captured the sense of desperation as America's 20-year war comes to a chaotic end. Credit:AP
5/22
Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. Credit:AFP
6/22
A Taliban fighter sits on the back of vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan's airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. Credit:AP
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Taliban fighters stand guard at the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban patrolled the capital and tried to project calm after toppling the Western-backed government. Credit:AP
8/22
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar province southwest, of Afghanistan.Credit:AP
9/22
Smoke rises next to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
10/22
Members of Joint Forces Headquarters get prepared to deploy to Afghanistan to assist in the draw down from the area in this handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States planned to send in 3,000 troops to help evacuate some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Britain and Canada are also sending forces to aid their evacuations. Credit:AP
11/22
Afghans wait in long lines for hours to withdraw money, near Kabul Bank, in Kabul, Afghanistan.. Officials say Taliban fighters have entered Kabul and are seeking the unconditional surrender of the central government. Credit:AP
12/22
Afghans wait in long lines for hours to get visas in front of the Iranian embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Officials say Taliban fighters have entered Kabul and are seeking the unconditional surrender of the central government. Credit:Rahmat Gul
13/22
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan.Credit:AP
14/22
A man sells Taliban flags in Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
15/22
Smoke rises next to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the embassy. Wisps of smoke could be seen near the embassy's roof as diplomats urgently destroyed sensitive documents, according to two American military officials. Credit:AP
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Taliban fighters poses for a photograph while raising their flag Taliban fighters raise their flag at the Ghazni provincial governor's house, in Ghazni, southeastern, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
17/22
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
18/22
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
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A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound amid the Taliban advanced on the Afghan capital. Credit:AP
20/22
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Credit:AP
21/22
Passengers enter the departures terminal of Hamid Karzai International Airport, in 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: the airport. Credit:Rahmat Gul /AP
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The Taliban flag flies at the Ghazni provincial governor's house, in Ghazni, southeastern, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.Credit:Gulabuddin Amiri /AP
