Satellite images of Kabul airport show massive crowds fleeing Afghanistan

Satellite images of the Kabul airport have captured how the desperate Afghans scrambled for rescue as chaos unfolded in the country.

The world watched in shock as chaotic scenes unfolded in and around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul following the Taliban takeover. Now, satellite images of the Kabul airport have captured how the desperate Afghans scrambled for rescue. Thousands of people thronged the Kabul airport to get a chance to leave Afghanistan. Pictures provided by space firm Maxar Technologies illustrate the full scale of panic that engulfed the operations at the Kabul airport. While the airport operations were besieged by the rush, the traffic outside the airport was also massive.