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The crowds at Kabul airport are so large they can be seen in satellite photos

Sarah Al-ArshaniAug 24, 2021, 12:01 IST

Satellite images showed large crowds at Kabul's international airport on Monday.
Several people have died at the airport this past week while trying to flee the country.
Thousands have tried to leave after the Taliban took over the country on August 15.

Satellite images showed large crowds of people in and around Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday.

In previous days, chaos at the airport led to multiple deaths.

More than 37,000 people have been evacuated by the US and its allies so far.

President Joe Biden said he wanted to extend the deadline in order to evacuate more people.

Some lawmakers don't think it's possible to get everyone out by the end of the month.

Afghans who helped the US are at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

Startling photos capture east coast flooding and wreckage from Tropical Storm Henri