Never felt such fear: Indian couple recounts flying out of Kabul amid explosions

From being captured to witnessing explosions from metres away, Shivang Dave and his wife recount their fraught escape from Kabul amid Taliban takeover.

Efforts are on in full swing to safely evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. The Indian government has brought back over 800 people from Afghanistan, and one such couple detailed their harrowing experience while trying to flee the Taliban’s clutches. The last several days have been marked by crushing fear and anxiety for Shivang Dave and his wife, who have been in Kabul for the last 15 years. Shivang Dave, who worked as an engineer in a private company in Afghanistan, is the son of Rohitbhai Dave, the eldest son of Gujarat's famous poet Harindra Dave.