The international community has urged the Taliban to let Afghans leave the country in peace as western powers seek to secure the airport in Kabul for evacuations.
Thousands of panicked people mobbed the airport in Kabul on Monday trying to flee the feared hardline rule of the Taliban, who were once again in control of Afghanistan in a stunningly swift end to 20 years of war.
At the airport, frantic Afghans tried to board the few flights available throughout the day, before US forces - sent in to secure the facility - shut down military and civilian operations.
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