Rumors that planes would be ferrying volunteers out of Afghanistan to help earthquake recovery efforts in Turkey resulted in crowds of people rushing to the Kabul airport, believing they had an opportunity to leave the country. Taliban security forces at the airport, overwhelmed by the rush of hundreds of people, reportedly opened fire on the crowd, wounding several people.
“I arrived at the Kabul airport ,because someone told me volunteers will be taken to Turkey to help with earthquake. Taliban opened fire, several people got wounded in front of me. Taliban told us to go back because Daish wants to attack the airport.” Sayed Afzal tells me. pic.twitter.com/mOHZfLghk6
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) February 8, 2023
