Thousands of US special immigrant visa applicants are hoping to be processed before the Taliban arrive in Kabul - but more than half of them are believed to be trapped outside the capital, Sky's Stuart Ramsay writes
From a hillside outside the capital we look down on what is now the most important airport in the world.
Finally inside, they'll be processed and prepared for departure behind the blast walls and gun turrets of the airport complex.Short of a rethink, this is the endgame.Amongst them are tens of thousands of US special immigrant visa applicants who are hoping to be processed.UK must be 'realistic' over Afghanistan
Crowding around computers manned by experts, we meet groups of men struggling to fill out the application forms for Afghans who have worked for the international community.Sky News witnessed groups of men struggling to fill out visa application forms for Afghans who worked for the international community
Ali has worked as a special forces' translator since 2011 and he still hasn't got permission to travel.
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