In the sweltering summer heat of Kabul’s streets, tempers were short and nerves frayed. Fistfights broke out at some intersections. Faces of passersby were stamped with expressions of sadness or anger, or both.
The day began with the blaring cacophony of traffic as Kabulis rushed headlong to attend to last-minute business: a frantic search for an ATM still dispensing cash, a fruitless journey to a shuttered shop, a harrowing trip to the airport in hopes of escaping an advancing foe.of turbaned Taliban inside the Afghan presidential palace, the opulent, fortified compound in the heart of the capital whose name means “citadel.
Within hours of the first Taliban fighters appearing early Sunday on the city’s outskirts, President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country,. The U.S. Embassy was emptied of its staff; helicopters clattered overhead, carrying diplomats to the airport. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- AUGUST 15, 2021: Soldiers help direct and clear traffic way to solve the grid lock caused by Afghans rushing to safety with the uncertainty and rumor swirling that Taliban enter the city and take over, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
The insurgents’ leadership issued a statement saying the only Taliban aim in the city was preserving order and safety —“Afghanistan is dead. I am dead,” he said. At the international airport, there were desperate scenes as people tried to shove their way inside the terminal in hopes of catching a plane to somewhere, anywhere. Commercial air traffic was halted; only military and official flights were coming and going.
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