American thwarted on trip to 'very dangerous' Kabul airport said his family may wait for commercial flight

David Fox, an American in Kabul, was forced to turn back after heading to the chaotic airport to board an evacuation flight on the advice of his friend.

With thousands of Americans and Afghan allies still waiting to be evacuated, an American stuck in the chaos described the area around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as "very dangerous" after he and his family were forced to turn back before securing a flight home. While U.S. troops have taken control of the airport, Taliban soldiers have set up checkpoints in the area outside, and have repeatedly fired shots into the air and clashed with Afghans trying to flee. At least 12 people have died in the area since Sunday, Taliban and NATO officials told Reuters this week. President Joe Biden's administration has been heavily criticized for its handling of the evacuation flights. David Fox, 39, runs a marketing firm in Kabul and has been desperately trying to get his wife, who his Afghan, and his son, out of the country since the Taliban took control of the city.