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Added on the 16/08/2021 14:26:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Afghans waited in the open near Kabul's airport on Friday as thousands of people try to flee Afghanistan's capital, as an intelligence document for the UN warned that the Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families. IMAGES
Crowds of desperate Afghans wait outside Kabul airport in the hope of leaving the country following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. According to an intelligence document for the UN, the insurgents are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, deepening fears Afghanistan's new rulers are reneging on pledges of tolerance. IMAGES
Fleeing Afghans are escorted by French military onto evacuation flights at Kabul airport as concern grows the Taliban are blocking Afghans from leaving the country. Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee Afghanistan since the hardline Islamist militants swept into the capital on Sunday, completing a stunning rout of government forces and ending two decades of war. IMAGES
A Qatar Airways passenger aircraft arrived at Kabul's airport Friday afternoon after the resumption of evacuation flights on Thursday, with the first 100 passengers arriving at Doha. IMAGES
Images of aircraft at the Kabul airport disabled by the US military before it left Afghanistan on Monday. Taliban's 'Badri 313' unit or "special forces" were seen on the tarmac Tuesday morning. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.