At least five were killed as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving Kabul with the Taliban taking the control of entire Afghanistan. According to media reports, a witness
saw authorities taking at least five bodies to the vehicle.
However, it is unclear that whether the victims lost their lives to the stampede or shooting at the capital's airport.
According to a US official, US forces in charge of the airport fired in the air earlier to disperse the crowd. Officials have not issued any statement regarding the deaths yet.
Meanwhile, several reports also claim that the Taliban open fired at women for not wearing a hijab at Kabul airport. The US troops fired back at the militants as the incident took place.
Thousands of Afghans, including government ministers and employees, as well as civilians, including many women and children, had rushed to the terminal, anxious for flights out.
On Sunday, the Taliban managed to enter Kabul facing little to no opposition. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his diplomats fled the nation earlier that day as they witnessed Taliban
insurgents surrounding Kabul from all fronts.
"The security situation in Kabul, notably at the airport, is rapidly changing. As a result of reports that the airport is on fire, we are advising US citizens to seek shelter,"
a security notice issued by the US Embassy early on Monday stated.
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Meanwhile, Western ambassadors have been evacuated from Kabul, according to US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price. India too is trying its heads-off to evacuate stranded Indians from
the chaotic nation as soon as possible.
However, as per the latest development in the Afghanistan crisis, the scheduled Air India flight to Kabul would not be able to fly because the airspace over Afghanistan has been declared
closed.
On Sunday, an Air India plane, Flight AI244 evacuated 129 stranded Indians in Kabul.