Harrowing clips showed desperate Afghans passing their children up over the crowds and barbed wire fences and into the hands of Allied troops.
Special forces troops have mounted rescue missions in Kabul to try and make sure UK citizens can make it to the airport and out of Afghanistan.
The US has pledged to evacuate at least 22,000 people, including American citizens and those holding visas. On top of that, bands of gun-toting Taliban fighters manning checkpoints along the way have been checking paperwork and sending people without the proper documents home.The US has pledged to evacuate at least 22,000 people An evacuee is guided by US Marines at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul
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