Snapshot of Suffering: Afghans Trying to Reach Airport Are Penned Up, Beaten by Taliban

By News

Published 3 years ago on

August 18, 2021

At a traffic circle just outside the Kabul airport, amped-up Taliban fighters corralled hundreds of unarmed Afghans; many fired automatic weapons indiscriminately into the air, and sometimes aimed them at the assembled men, women and children.

DON'T MISS

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

DON'T MISS

Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

DON'T MISS

Unlocking the Secrets to Fresno State’s Superb Baseball Season

DON'T MISS

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

DON'T MISS

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

DON'T MISS

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

DON'T MISS

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

DON'T MISS

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

DON'T MISS

Full Jury and 6 Alternates Seated in Trump’s Hush Money Trial

DON'T MISS

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

UP NEXT

Iran Fires at Suspected Israeli Drones Near Isfahan Air Base, Nuclear Facility

UP NEXT

US Vetoes Full United Nations Membership for Palestine

UP NEXT

US and UK Issue New Sanctions on Iran in Response to Tehran’s Weekend Attack on Israel

UP NEXT

Netanyahu Dismisses Calls for Restraint, Says Israel Will Decide Iran Attack Response

UP NEXT

Storm Dumps Record Rain and Floods Dubai’s Airport

UP NEXT

Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Suu Kyi Moved From Prison to House Arrest Due to Heat, Military Says

UP NEXT

The Latest | World Leaders Urge Israel Not to Retaliate for the Iranian Drone and Missile Attack

UP NEXT

US Shoots Down Iran-Launched Attack Drones as Biden Team Pledges ‘Support’ for Israel

UP NEXT

A Mission of Mercy, Then a Fatal Strike: How an Aid Convoy in Gaza Became Israel’s Target

UP NEXT

Israeli Settlers Rampage Through a West Bank Village, Killing 1 Palestinian and Wounding 25

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Local Education /

2 hours ago

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

Politics 101 /

3 hours ago

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

Events /

4 hours ago

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

Politics /

4 hours ago

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

Politics /

6 hours ago

Full Jury and 6 Alternates Seated in Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Crime /

6 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

Video /

7 hours ago

How 4/20 Grew From Humble Roots to Marijuana’s High Holiday

Lifestyle /

7 hours ago

Taylor Swift Drops 15 New Songs on Double Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

Entertainment /

7 hours ago

Lamborghini’s Race Evolution: From Tractors to the Track

Automotive /

8 hours ago

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

McDonald’s might just be a new frontier in our fight against the climate crisis. Reid Heavner Special to CalMatters Opinion Yes, that McD...

Environment /

28 mins ago

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

Economy /

1 hour ago

Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

Sports /

2 hours ago

Unlocking the Secrets to Fresno State’s Superb Baseball Season

Local Education /

2 hours ago

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Politics 101 /

3 hours ago

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

Events /

4 hours ago

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

Politics /

4 hours ago

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

Politics /

6 hours ago

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

MORE LATEST →

Local Education /

2 hours ago

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Video /

7 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

Automotive /

8 hours ago

Lamborghini’s Race Evolution: From Tractors to the Track

Crime /

1 day ago

Prop 47 Reformers Send Nearly a Million Signatures to Sacramento

Economy /

1 day ago

Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

Unlocking the Secrets to Fresno State’s Superb Baseball Season

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

How 4/20 Grew From Humble Roots to Marijuana’s High Holiday

Taylor Swift Drops 15 New Songs on Double Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

Lamborghini’s Race Evolution: From Tractors to the Track

Share

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

DON'T MISS

Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

DON'T MISS

Unlocking the Secrets to Fresno State’s Superb Baseball Season

DON'T MISS

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

DON'T MISS

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

DON'T MISS

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

DON'T MISS

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

DON'T MISS

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

DON'T MISS

Full Jury and 6 Alternates Seated in Trump’s Hush Money Trial

DON'T MISS

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

UP NEXT

Iran Fires at Suspected Israeli Drones Near Isfahan Air Base, Nuclear Facility

UP NEXT

US Vetoes Full United Nations Membership for Palestine

UP NEXT

US and UK Issue New Sanctions on Iran in Response to Tehran’s Weekend Attack on Israel

UP NEXT

Netanyahu Dismisses Calls for Restraint, Says Israel Will Decide Iran Attack Response

UP NEXT

Storm Dumps Record Rain and Floods Dubai’s Airport

UP NEXT

Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Suu Kyi Moved From Prison to House Arrest Due to Heat, Military Says

UP NEXT

The Latest | World Leaders Urge Israel Not to Retaliate for the Iranian Drone and Missile Attack

UP NEXT

US Shoots Down Iran-Launched Attack Drones as Biden Team Pledges ‘Support’ for Israel

UP NEXT

A Mission of Mercy, Then a Fatal Strike: How an Aid Convoy in Gaza Became Israel’s Target

UP NEXT

Israeli Settlers Rampage Through a West Bank Village, Killing 1 Palestinian and Wounding 25

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

2 hours ago

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

3 hours ago

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design

4 hours ago

California Court to Decide on Transgender Ballot Measure Wording

4 hours ago

Rare House Vote Sees Ukraine, Israel Aid Advance as Democrats Join Republicans

6 hours ago

Full Jury and 6 Alternates Seated in Trump’s Hush Money Trial

6 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

7 hours ago

How 4/20 Grew From Humble Roots to Marijuana’s High Holiday

7 hours ago

Taylor Swift Drops 15 New Songs on Double Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

7 hours ago

Lamborghini’s Race Evolution: From Tractors to the Track

8 hours ago

28 mins ago

Categories

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

Unlocking the Secrets to Fresno State’s Superb Baseball Season

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Does Dyer Support (or Endorse) Bredefeld for Supervisor?

Get a 3D First Look at Merced’s High-Speed Rail Station Design