The fall of Kabul has grave consequences on millions of Afghans. Taliban threat to basic rights -education for girls & women, respect for minorities & freedom of expression- is a threat to all of us. I’ll ask the @EU_Commission & @Europarl_EN to play an active role in this crisis pic.twitter.com/pBeU8b7OIh
— Carles Puigdemont (@KRLS) August 16, 2021
Have been talking with police in downtown Kabul. Some have left their posts, others have put on civilian dress but keep their weapons. Some vow to stick together, others go their own way, but none say they want to fight the Taliban.
— Matthieu Aikins (@mattaikins) August 15, 2021
Afghans desperate to leave, desperate to flee the Taliban, scaling the walls into Kabul airport this morning. pic.twitter.com/Ebk2bpxj8C
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 16, 2021
Firing at the Kabul airport. Taliban are barely 100 meters away and stopping people from entering the airport. Hundreds of people are sitting at the runway refusing to leave in the hope of flying out of the hell. (Video+Info) via local sources pic.twitter.com/iPt5N6ilx3
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) August 16, 2021
Thousands of people gathered outside Kabul’s airport, after hearing false rumors that planes were taking people to Canada without visas. Guards firing in the air to disperse crowds, but thousands more arriving, in cars and on foot. pic.twitter.com/lUlAtaImcW
— Matthieu Aikins (@mattaikins) August 16, 2021
Shocking!
— Tajuden Soroush (@TajudenSoroush) August 16, 2021
In Kabul, three people have placed themselves in the tires of a military plane, after taking off, they fell from the sky. It was confirmed by the people on the ground. pic.twitter.com/Pknc2NQ9Qk
One last warcrime by the defeated invaders. #KabulAirport#Kabul #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/uQXllRphrW
— Asfandyar Bhittani (@BhittaniKhannnn) August 16, 2021
Kabul. pic.twitter.com/RyZcA7pktj
— Lotfullah Najafizada (@LNajafizada) August 15, 2021
#KabulHasFallen#KabulThe first day of Taliban rule in #Kabul, brave girls on their way to school. I hope these girls are not deprived of schooling. #Taliban #KabulHasFallen #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/hfCntxRoD2
— ashish _arnav 7 (@ashish_arnav7) August 16, 2021