Afghanistan: Taliban urge people to leave Kabul airport after 12 people killed there since Sunday

State Dept. spox says officials are aware of 'congestion' around Kabul airport as desperate Americans try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

State Department spokesman Ned Price said Thursday that officials are aware of "congestion" around the Kabul airport as desperate Americans try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The State Department's message to Americans stranded behind Taliban lines in Kabul: "We're aware of congestion arou… https://t.co/JbJsujE3fl— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) 1629398345.0What did Price say?Price said in the clip, "We significantly expanded how many…

Satellite Imagery Shows Dramatic Increase in Traffic at Kabul Airport as Locals Try to Flee Taliban

Satellite imagery has captured long lines of vehicles approaching the Kabul airport in Afghanistan from August 16 to 18, as people rushed to flee the country in the days after the Taliban announced it took control of the capital on August 15. These images, captured by Planet Labs Inc, show heavy traffic surrounding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Airport Road just outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, where US and allied forces were lea…

Asked about Taliban chaos at Kabul airport, Biden said "No one's being killed right now" then he literally knocked on wood

The situation in Afghanistan is so profoundly desperate at this point that President Joe Biden has busted out the big muscle guns, turning to what the foreign policy buffs call "the unilateral wood knock."

Afghanistan crisis: 12 people have been killed at Kabul airport since Sunday

At least 12 people have killed at Kabul airport since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital city on Sunday. On Thursday, news agencies reported the statistics, citing both the Taliban and NATO.

Taliban urge Afghans to leave Kabul airport after days of deadly chaos

KABUL, Aug 19 ― The Taliban today urged crowds of Afghans waiting outside Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing the country to go home, saying they did not want to hurt anyone, a day after Taliban fighters fired at protesters, killing three, witnesses said. The United States and other Western...

Taliban urge people to leave Kabul airport after 12 killed since Sunday

A Western security official says about 8,000 people have been flown out of Kabul's airport since Sunday.