### [2021-08-19](/feed/2021/08/19/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# More incidents are reported at the airport in Kabul, as civilians are trying to escape. A total of 12 have been confirmed killed at the airport since the fall of the city, during stampedes and gun incidents. 

Kabul's airport became a scene of chaos after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital and many were desperate to flee.


### Sources:

1. [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/kabul-airport-12-dead-since-sunday-taliban-tells-people-leave-2021-8?r=US&IR=T) [Image](https://i.insider.com/611e2bd53480870019680abc?width=1200&format=jpeg)

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