FRANKFURT, Aug 18 — Afghans who arrived in Germany today described chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before they were evacuated to safety and said they feared for lives of loved ones they left behind. Speaking shortly after landing in Frankfurt on a flight from Tashkent, men, women...
FRANKFURT, Aug 18 — Afghans who arrived in Germany today described chaotic and terrifying scenes at Kabul airport before they were evacuated to safety and said they feared for lives of loved ones they left behind.
“Then an American guy showed goodwill and realised we were totally exhausted. He took the passports and said I need to check if this is authentic. Then he said ‘all good, you may go in’. Others behind cried and lay on the ground. It was scary.” None of the few who spoke to reporters mentioned their names or what they had done in Afghanistan, where many fear retaliation against family members they may never see again.
Opposition parties in Germany have criticised the government for failing to predict the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and for what they say is a failed military adventure since 2001 that cost billions of euros and the lives of 59 German soldiers.
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