New Delhi: After 20 years of staying sidelined, the Taliban has reared its ugly head and taken seize of the country. While Kabul streets are full of mayhem and turmoil, foreign nationals are in a tizzy to leave the country.
Making matters worse, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has already fled the country, leaving the militants run amok. Several videos have emanated from the country which are utterly heartbreaking and scary.
People could be seen running on the tarmac along with the plane while many others scrambling to get on the plane, in whatever way possible. A couple of them also fell in a residential locality while the aeroplane was flying out.
Perhaps one of the saddest images we have seen so far from #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/R8GxXoQ3Fg
— Shivangi Thakur (@thakur_shivangi) August 16, 2021
Video on social media shows people falling to their deaths from an aircraft that had taken off from Kabul airport, presumably having attached themselves from the outside. pic.twitter.com/9KHeiuawXj
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021
काबुल एयरपोर्ट पर हवाई जहाज़ में चढ़ने के लिए बुरी तरह मारामारी, पंखों और लैंडिंग गियर पर चढ़े कुछ लोग विमान के उड़ने पर गिरकर हुए मौत के शिकार..#Afghanistan #AfghanTaliban pic.twitter.com/raj1eDrFXQ
— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) August 16, 2021
#Kabul: Another video emerges from this morning outside Kabul airport. Gunfire can be heard too. pic.twitter.com/elTB2mlpQ1
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
Taliban diktat on Afghan women
With Talibani gaining control of nation, Afghanistan women are among the worst affected. Taliban has already started implementing its diktat and imposing harsh restrictions on women.
Women are not being allowed to go to market without a male escort. Days ago, a couple of girls riding in rickshaw in Takhar province were stopped and lashed for wearing “revealing sandals”.
The insurgent group is already known for its regressive rule.
Kabul airport tonight pic.twitter.com/xa9FiHWo7P
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) August 16, 2021
Traffic in Kabul is overwhelmed. pic.twitter.com/BDECbtMn22
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 15, 2021
