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Deadly firefight at Kabul airport: Live News
The deadly gun battle was reported as US President Joe Biden promised to step up evacuations from Afghanistan.
![A US Marine provides assistance during an evacuation [Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters]](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F08%2F2021-08-22T205331Z_948589627_RC2KAP99BLGE_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT.jpg%3Fresize%3D770%252C513&hash=19ff950fb83cfbc1a58006b117142a77 "A US Marine provides assistance during an evacuation [Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters]")
A US Marine provides assistance during an evacuation [Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters]
By Tamila Varshalomidze
23 Aug 2021
An Afghan security guard has been killed in a firefight between unknown gunmen and Afghan forces at the north gate of Kabul airport, the German military said, as thousands thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule.
Three more people were injured in the gun battle on Monday morning that has also involved German and United States forces, the German military said on Twitter.
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Taliban retakes power, but it faces mounting challenges aheadInfographic: How many people evacuated from Afghanistan so far?Who stands to benefit from the US’s exit from Afghanistan?
The airport has been the scene of chaos since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on August 15 as US and international forces try to evacuate citizens and vulnerable Afghans. A NATO official has said that at least 20 people have died in and around the airport in the past week.
US President Joe Biden has stated that the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan’s capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the August 31 deadline he set before the Taliban’s swift takeover.
Here are all the latest updates:
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The deadly gun battle was reported as US President Joe Biden promised to step up evacuations from Afghanistan.
A US Marine provides assistance during an evacuation [Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps/Handout via Reuters]
By Tamila Varshalomidze
23 Aug 2021
An Afghan security guard has been killed in a firefight between unknown gunmen and Afghan forces at the north gate of Kabul airport, the German military said, as thousands thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule.
Three more people were injured in the gun battle on Monday morning that has also involved German and United States forces, the German military said on Twitter.
KEEP READING
Taliban retakes power, but it faces mounting challenges aheadInfographic: How many people evacuated from Afghanistan so far?Who stands to benefit from the US’s exit from Afghanistan?
The airport has been the scene of chaos since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on August 15 as US and international forces try to evacuate citizens and vulnerable Afghans. A NATO official has said that at least 20 people have died in and around the airport in the past week.
US President Joe Biden has stated that the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan’s capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the August 31 deadline he set before the Taliban’s swift takeover.
Here are all the latest updates:
Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if US delays withdrawal
US president to decide on extension of August 31 withdrawal deadline as Taliban warns against ‘extending occupation’.
