Kabul International Airport — formally known as Hamid Karzai International Airport, after the country's first president following the US-led overthrow of the Taliban in 2001 — sits just northeast of the city. People walk near a mural of President Ashraf Ghani at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Plumes of smoke rise into the sky after fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, southwest of Kabul. The Kabul airport also has Turkish troops guarding the facility. Passengers trying to fly out of Kabul International Airport amid the Taliban offensive.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 14, 2021 15:33 UTC