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American servicemen on the runway of the airport in Kabul
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Several thousand citizens gathered at the Kabul airport, wishing to evacuate from Afghanistan.
It will be impossible to fly out of Afghanistan in the next two days. Airport in Kabul is closed for 48 hours, writes Khaama Press.
According to the newspaper, the US State Department announced that the airport will be closed for the evacuation of those who have already ended up within its walls, and this is thousands of people. After that, flights will resume.
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People, hoping for evacuation, sit in the open air in the heat. khaama.com
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Meanwhile, the administration of President Joe Biden announced that they plan to involve civilian planes in the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.
Also on message The British Department of Defense learned that seven Afghans were killed in a stampede near the Kabul airport.
“We sincerely mourn together with the families of seven Afghan citizens who, unfortunately, died in a stampede in Kabul,” said a spokesman for the British military.
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The day before, it was reported that the Taliban beat up a british man and his wife on the way to the evacuation center. Only Americans are allowed to the airport.
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