{"id":327567,"date":"2021-08-19T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/expats-struggle-to-leave-kabul-as-desperate-afghans-block-airport\/"},"modified":"2021-08-19T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:24:12","slug":"expats-struggle-to-leave-kabul-as-desperate-afghans-block-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/expats-struggle-to-leave-kabul-as-desperate-afghans-block-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"#Expats struggle to leave Kabul as desperate Afghans block airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Expats struggle to leave Kabul as desperate Afghans block airport<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Expats and Western allies are struggling to reach evacuation flights out of Kabul airport because thousands of panicked Afghans who are trying to flee are blocking their access.<\/p>\n<p>Footage taken near the Hamid Karzai airport on Wednesday showed members of the military firing warning shots into the air as crowds of people tried to gain access to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those gathered outside the airport could be seen waving papers that prove they helped the US during the decades-long war.<\/p>\n<p>The US has at least 4,500 troops stationed at the airport to help evacuate Americans and the thousands of Afghans who helped during the war. The Taliban have been checking papers outside the airport perimeter before allowing Afghans to enter the US-controlled space.<\/p>\n<p>But hundreds of Afghans without papers or promises of flights are also congregating at the airport, adding to the chaos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People sit in a German Bundeswehr airplane at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, as the federal armed forces evacuates German citizens and local Afghans who worked for Germany. \" class=\"wp-image-19176433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-85.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People sit in a German Bundeswehr airplane at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, as the federal armed forces evacuates German citizens and local Afghans who worked for Germany. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ex-British marine Paul \u2018Pen\u2019 Farthing told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9907573\/Afghanistan-evacuation-Chaos-continues-Kabul-airport.html\">Daily Mail<\/a> the scene outside the airport was a \u201cclusterf\u2013k.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo ex-pats \u2013 one British and one Norwegian \u2013 have already been forced to turn back this morning because they can\u2019t get through,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night a UN convoy carrying various foreign nationals who had been working in Afghanistan for NGOs had to turn round because of the sheer volume of people on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\" In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr,  an evacuee from Kabul carries a child across the tarmac upon their arrival at Tashkent Airport on August 17, 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. \" class=\"wp-image-19176469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-81.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An evacuee from Kabul carries a child across the tarmac upon their arrival at Tashkent Airport in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bundeswehr via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An American citizen named Haroon told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6268461907001\/\">Fox &amp; Friends<\/a>\u201d on Wednesday that he had repeatedly been to the airport to try and leave but the crowds were too large.<\/p>\n<p>The evacuation has been marked by scenes of violence and chaos as thousands try to flee, with reports emerging that women are now passing their children over the razor wire fences to soldiers in a bid to get them to safety.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 15,000 Americans are believed to remain in Afghanistan since the Taliban took full control of the country last weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-84-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A group of Afghan nationals wait on the tarmac after disembarking from a first Spanish Air Force Airbus A400M carrying Spaniards who still remained in Afghanistan as well as the Afghans and their families who collaborated with Spain, that landed at the Torrejon de Ardoz air \" class=\"wp-image-19176521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-84-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-84-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-84-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A group of Afghan nationals wait on the tarmac after disembarking from a first Spanish Air Force Airbus A400M carrying Spaniards who still remained in Afghanistan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the US military doesn\u2019t have the forces and firepower to expand its current mission from securing the airport to collecting Americans and at-risk Afghans and escorting them for evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid reports that Taliban checkpoints have stopped some designated evacuees. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul,\u201d Austin said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=807\" alt=\"Afghan citizens pack inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, as they are transported from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.\" class=\"wp-image-19177051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1614 1614w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1211 1210w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=807 807w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=404 403w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-80-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\"\/><figcaption>Afghan citizens pack inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, as they are transported from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd where do you take that? How far do you extend into Kabul, and how long does it take to flow those forces in to be able to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>US officials insist the Taliban has agreed to allow a \u201csafe passage\u201d for civilians struggling to get to the airport in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>But the US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday warned that it \u201ccannot ensure safe passage\u201d to the airport for people attempting to flee. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-88.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"US soldiers stand guard as Afghan people wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul\" class=\"wp-image-19177092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-88.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-88.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-88.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden vowed on Wednesday to keep US troops there until every American is evacuated.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AKIL KOHSAR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe security situation in Kabul continues to change quickly, including at the airport,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/af.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kabul-august-18-2021\/\">the alert said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease be advised that a significant number of individuals have registered and space on these flights is available on a first come, first serve basis. You may be required to wait at the airport for a significant amount of time until space is available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Biden vowed later on Wednesday to keep US troops there until every American is evacuated \u2014 even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his Aug. 31 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Biden told ABC News\u2019 George Stephanopoulos the US will do \u201ceverything in our power\u201d to evacuate Americans and US allies from Afghanistan before the deadline.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-86.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"people getting off a French Air Force Airbus A400M at the air base of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi\" class=\"wp-image-19177129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-86.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-86.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/evacuation-afghanistan-86.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People get off a French Air Force Airbus A400M at the air base of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HANDOUT\/ETAT MAJOR DES ARMEES\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s American citizens left, we\u2019re gonna stay till we get them all out,\u201d Biden said when pressed on how the administration would help Americans left in the nation after the deadline.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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