Several people died after the US military opened “warning fire” on [civilian] Afghans at the Kabul airport , a source in the security forces told RIA Novosti.

Agence France-Presse reported that this happened when a crowd of people entered the runway.

According to various media reports, from three to five people became victims of the shooting.

Al-Jazeera TV channel reported that chaos reigns in the air harbor: local residents, fearing the Taliban, have gathered at the entrance to the only airport, which is also overloaded with diplomatic missions.

After the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban launched an offensive against government forces and by mid-August had captured all major cities and border crossings.

On the eve of the militants said they entered Kabul and took control of the presidential palace. The head of the republic, Ashraf Ghani, resigned and left the country.

The official representative of the Taliban political office * Mohammed Naim said that the war in Afghanistan is over, and the form of government in the state will become clear in the near future.

Source: RIA Novosti

Header: Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP/Zabi Karimi)