Afghans scramble to the Kabul airport, which is being secured by the Americans. The airport is the only way out for now as the Taliban encircled the capital.
Commercial flights from Kabul were canceled Monday as Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) announced Kabul airspace had been released to the military. On its website, the ACAA announced the "civilian side of Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul airport) is closed until further notice." Civilian aircraft over Afghanistan were advised to reroute because any transit through Kabul-controlled airspace, which includes all of Afghanistan, was likely to be uncontrolled. In a message to reporters, the Kabul airport authority announced, "There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and plundering. Please do not rush to the airport." Lufthansa said all its flights would reroute to avoid Afghan airspace starting Monday. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed commercial flights including an Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi and a Terra Avia plane traveling from Baku to Delhi had changed course to avoid an Afghan overflight.
US troops securing the Kabul airport reportedly fired shots in the air Monday as chaotic scenes unfolded with Afghans scrambling onto the tarmac in the hopes of catching a flight out of the country after the Taliban took charge over night... Aug 16, 2021
Inthewoods: Afghans scramble to the Kabul airport, which is being secured by the Americans. The airport is the only way out for now as the Taliban encircled the capital.
Commercial flights from Kabul were canceled Monday as Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) announced Kabul airspace had been released to the military. On its website, the ACAA announced the "civilian side of Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul airport) is closed until further notice." Civilian aircraft over Afghanistan were advised to reroute because any transit through Kabul-controlled airspace, which includes all of Afghanistan, was likely to be uncontrolled. In a message to reporters, the Kabul airport authority announced, "There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and plundering. Please do not rush to the airport." Lufthansa said all its flights would reroute to avoid Afghan airspace starting Monday. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed commercial flights including an Air India flight from Chicago to Delhi and a Terra Avia plane traveling from Baku to Delhi had changed course to avoid an Afghan overflight.
US troops securing the Kabul airport reportedly fired shots in the air Monday as chaotic scenes unfolded with Afghans scrambling onto the tarmac in the hopes of catching a flight out of the country after the Taliban took charge over night... Aug 16, 2021
Britain races to evacuate 2,700 British and Afghan citizens from Kabul before US leave
The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
tomcatty: The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
Yep that as well .Good thing there are decent folk about who recognise the need to step up to the plate. Not sick people who would leave them to their fate.
Tiger_Moth: Yep that as well .Good thing there are decent folk about who recognise the need to step up to the plate. Not sick people who would leave them to their fate.
240 British soldiers died for their cause, we trained them at great expense, when it came down ti it they turned and ran, leaving their women to the mercy of the Taliban. Let them rot in the cess pool of their own making. I have no sympathy for them as the libs have.
tomcatty: The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
The UK will waive border rules to allow Afghan asylum seekers to flee from the Taliban to Britain without a passport, the Defence Secretary has announced....
The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred after the September 11 attacks in late 2001, supported by close US allies. The conflict is also known as the US war in Afghanistan. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
Tiger_Moth: Why did we go to war with Afghanistan?
The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred after the September 11 attacks in late 2001, supported by close US allies. The conflict is also known as the US war in Afghanistan. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
Another wasted invasion .Back to Square one then.
Ok so you can cut and paste, get a bit of education on the issues and don.t prove your ignorance publicly on CS. feel sorry for you
Tiger_Moth: Why did we go to war with Afghanistan?
The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred after the September 11 attacks in late 2001, supported by close US allies. The conflict is also known as the US war in Afghanistan. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power.
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