Chaos at Kabul airport, with thousands of people fleeing the Taliban. The airport of the capital of Afghanistan is invaded by civilians who pour into the runway, as documented by the videos published on social networks. Attempts to ‘skip’ boarding procedures, planes stormed on the runway, even some shots. This is the scene reported by several eyewitnesses to the international media and relaunched through many videos.
“The departure lounge turned into chaos after people said boarding passes were being secretly printed for officials and high-profile people who showed up at the airport,” a witness told the BBC. “I saw three former MPs, some deputy ministers and some celebrities queuing up. Some didn’t even have reservations. We waited for nearly eight hours, until the airport staff started leaving their desks: first the desks of the check-in and then the migration and passport desks … several voices created chaos. Some fled the airport and some rushed to the gates. “
The glass doors separating the building from the runway are shattered, and so “people ran to the last plane, then yet another flight that people started to get on. It was almost a stampede. People she was shocked and didn’t know what to do, running from plane to plane. ” “To prevent people from entering the airport, the guards opened fire by shooting in the air. When I was leaving, there was a boy shooting in the air. A few minutes away, on the road to the airport, I saw several vehicles police left on the street with the doors open “, continues the witness’s story.