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#NEWS | As a result of what we have seen in the last few days, Kabul Airport in Afghanistan has suspended commercial operations following the impending takeover of the capital by the Taliban.

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According to the New York Post, the airport has been taking fire from Taliban forces during the evacuation of Americans. “The security situation in Kabul is changing quickly, including at the airport,” the US Embassy in Afghanistan said earlier.

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Following the U.S Embassy relocating to the airport, the French Embassy has taken the same tact, with it aiming to remain open to facilitate the evacuation of French citizens in the area.

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A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the United States Air Force has been spotted south of Kabul heading south-west on FlightRadar24 for a few minutes before disappearing under the radar. Registration was 62-3554 and used the callsign SHELL24.

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One flight that managed to get out of the chaos unscathed was TK706/707 of Turkish Airlines. TK706 departed Istanbul at 00:43EET before arriving in Kabul at 06:43AFT. The return, TK707, departed Kabul at 08:38AFT.

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Footage is beginning to emerge of hundreds, even thousands, of passengers swarming the tarmac at Kabul's airport with no security or anything. Frightening scenes to say the least!

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https://twitter.com/saadmohseni/status/1427000691407654914?s=20

A list of all of the military aircraft involved in what is being dubbed as 'The Kabul Airlift' - This list shows exactly the sheer amount of aircraft needed to help those in Afghanistan!

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Some more photos from the scene at Kabul's international airport - People scattered everywhere trying to get a flight out of the country.

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https://twitter.com/stephglinski/status/1426977568448729091

As reported by @flightradar24, Turkish Airlines are sending a Boeing 777-300ER that is currently en route to Kabul. TK706 is the usual flight number for this regular service but this will likely be an evacuation flight.

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https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1427050462369419265

#RECAP :

+ Commercial aircraft operations suspended in Afghanistan.
+ Passengers scramble for flights on the tarmac.
+ USAF & RAF continue to send in military aircraft to assist evacuation.
+ Turkish Airlines send in Boeing 777-300ER to Kabul.

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Matthias Gebauer of Der Spiegel reports on Twitter that the German Air Force will send four aircraft to Kabul, consisting of Airbus A400M and A310MRTT aircraft to assist in the evacuation operation.

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https://twitter.com/gebauerspon/status/1427010739106111491

The United States Department of State and Defense has announced that the Air Traffic Control facilities in Kabul will be taken over by the US forces based in the capital.

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We continue our coverage today with photos and videos that have circulated of an unknown number of people falling to their death when they have attempted to hunch up on the outside of a departing C-17 and fall to their deaths.

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https://twitter.com/JacdecNew/status/1427218366599733249