Original title: People gather outside Kabul Airport in Afghanistan and there is still chaos. Source: CCTV News Client
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Compared with the gradual return to calm in the urban area of Kabul, Afghanistan, the periphery of Kabul Airport is still chaotic, with gunshots from time to time.
A large number of Afghans who have worked for the United States and NATO have gathered outside the airport in the past few days. They hoped to board the plane that the US military organized to evacuate their personnel, but they failed to do so.
Main station reporter Karim Fayez: (20th) Thousands of people, including women and children, are still waiting outside the airport. They have no food and water, trying to find opportunities to enter the airport. However, there are currently no flights available for them at the airport. Although the Taliban spokesperson announced that they would pardon everyone including government soldiers, some people did not dare to believe this promise and were still trying to leave the country.
On the 20th, at an entrance of Kabul Airport, a large number of Afghan people crowded here and tried to enter the airport, but only a small number of Afghans with supporting documents were released by the soldiers. At another entrance of the airport, American soldiers stood behind the barbed wire to guard. Afghans outside the barbed wire kept shouting, begging the U.S. military to let them enter the airport. Facing the soldiers with live ammunition, these people did not dare to take a step forward. Because on the previous day, when some Afghan people tried to forcibly enter the airport, they were warned by the U.S. military and were thrown shock bombs, and the crowd fled in all directions.
People waiting outside the airport for the opportunity to enter the airport
In locations farther out of the airport, many people are still waiting hard. Some people park their cars on the side of the road and live in their cars, and more people simply sleep on the streets.
Local residents of Kabul: Now (near the airport) the situation is very, very crazy. I hope the situation can get better because I see children dying. This is too bad.
Some people said that they were treated roughly by foreign soldiers
Others said that when he tried to enter the airport with his children, he was treated roughly by foreign soldiers.
Local residents of Kabul: I have been sleepy here for 2 days. I plan to enter the airport. I once went to find the Americans, but they pushed me out with a push and kick. I went to find the Germans and they beat me with sticks. , And fired at us, and the gas smoked us into tears.
Reporter: Is it tear gas?
Local residents of Kabul: It’s tear gas. My child is only 1 year old. They fired tear gas at us an hour ago. Everyone burst into tears. They fired tear gas at the children. Did you see the children? They are only one year old, how can you Americans do this?
Reporter: Did the Americans do it?
Local residents of Kabul: Yes, they are very rough. The Americans and Germans are very rough. They also hit people with baseball bats.
According to reports, since most of the U.S. military evacuation flights are destined for Qatar, and the capacity of local reception personnel in Qatar is close to the upper limit, U.S.-led evacuation was temporarily suspended at Kabul Airport on the 20th. No U.S. aircraft took off for more than 8 hours that day. This further exacerbated the chaos at Kabul Airport.
(Edited by Wang Hexiang)
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