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Haunting photos in Kabul show hundreds crowded at the airport gate waving their papers to be saved before the bombs went off

Kelly McLaughlinAug 27, 2021, 21:22 IST

Hundreds of people gather on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon

  • Before Thursday's bombings near Kabul's airport, hundreds gathered in hopes of being evacuated.
  • Photos show people waving documents at guards and standing among garbage as they waited.
  • The explosions on Thursday killed 13 US military members and at least 95 Afghans.
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Moments before explosions near Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport killed dozens of people, hundreds of Afghans lined up outside gates in hopes of being evacuated from the country.

Afghan people who want to leave the country continue to wait around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Many refugees waited outside the airport near a sewage-filled canal.

Men and children wait wait around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Refugees waved their documents in the air in hopes of being chosen for flights out of Afghanistan.

People hold documents in the air while waiting around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021 Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Thousands of Afghans who worked with the US hadn't been evacuated before Thursday's blast.

Hundreds of people gather, some holding documents, near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon
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Most people who tried to evacuate didn't bring anything with them.

People stand on a ledge outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The airport has had issues with "heaps of garbage" around its gates because of the mass number of people traveling to the site.

Garbage and clothing were seen strewn across the ground outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Some Afghans went hours without food or water while waiting for escape flights.

People wait near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon

Thousands of people have traveled to the airport in recent days with hopes of evacuating Afghanistan.

An overview of crowds at the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 23. Satellite Image/Maxar Technologies/Handout
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The explosions on Thursday delayed some evacuations out of Kabul, but President Joe Biden has promised evacuations will be completed.

A close-up of crowds near the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. Satellite Image/Maxar Technologies/Handout
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