Men try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. [Reuters]Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital. "Runway in Kabul international airport is open. Start NowBy the afternoon, at least 12 military flights had taken off, a diplomat at the airport said. Under a US troops withdrawal pact struck last year, the Taliban agreed not to attack foreign forces as they leave.

Source: Standard Digital August 17, 2021 09:11 UTC