"Taliban Are Coming For Me": Video Shows Women Pleading US Troops At Kabul Airport

Afghan Women At Kabul Airport: Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on Sunday, many visuals have emerged in which a massive crowd of people is seen flocking at the Kabul airport, seeking to get a flight abroad.

In a recent video from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, published by DailyMail, a group of women are seen standing at the airport entrance gate and pleading in front of US troops. The women were heard saying in their language, "Help me please, Help me please, the Taliban are coming for me." The video also shows that the entrance gate of the airport is guarded by a fortified gate.

Afghan Women At Kabul Airport Plea US Troops:

Dreading that brutal attacks on women will resume under the Taliban regime, many Afghan women have expressed their fears. During the first-ever press conference hosted by the Taliban, their spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said, “Taliban are committed to providing women their rights based on Islam. Women can work in the health sector and other sectors where they are needed. There will be no discrimination against women.”

This video has emerged after the recent harrowing videos in which people were seen clinging to aeroplane tires. People then fell off the plane after it reached mid-air and died. As per reports, over 50,000 people gathered at the airport on Wednesday seeking to leave the country dreading the militant regime. United States of America, Germany and the United Kingdom have reportedly sent their aircraft to rescue the people of their country and take in refugees.

It has also been reported that the aircraft sent by other countries are flying off only 50% passengers as many arriving at the airport do not have travel documents.

Afghanistan was taken under full control by the Taliban on August 15. They had been occupying other regions of the country since the US troops were withdrawn by US President Joe Biden.

The Taliban attained power after 20 years of war in the country since the 9/11 attacks in New York. Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani also fled the country right after the Taliban entered Kabul.

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