Afghan airspace shut for civilian planes, 7 killed

The tarmac of Kabul airport turned into a tragic centrepiece of the Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan on Monday as five people were reported killed amid a scramble to clamber onto any aircraft readying for take-off, including a US military plane that was seen taxiing with hundreds running along like it were a giant bus that could be stopped to squeeze in a few more passengers.

Afghan airspace shut for civilian planes, 7 killed
The tarmac of Kabul airport turned into a tragic centrepiece of the Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan on Monday as five people were reported killed amid a scramble to clamber onto any aircraft readying for take-off, including a US military plane that was seen taxiing with hundreds running along like it were a giant bus that could be stopped to squeeze in a few more passengers.