Footage emerging from Kabul Airport showed a large group of Afghans chasing a US Air Force cargo plane heading for the runway for take-off.... At least six people could be seen holding onto the side of the aircraft as a seventh attempted to find purchase as the plane kept moving.... Local journalists have reported desperate scenes at Karzai Airport as thousands headed for the airfield in hope of securing a seat out of the country amid Taliban insurgents retaking Afghanistan's capital. Sky News

There were scattered reports of looting and armed men knocking on doors and gates, and there was less traffic than usual on eerily quiet streets.... Taliban fighters ride on a police vehicle outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 16.... — Reuters The fighters also went around the city, collecting weapons from civilians" because people no longer need them for personal protection", a Taliban official said." We understand people kept weapons for personal safety