The tarmac of the airport is filled with a constellation of uniforms from different nations.
As a Taliban offensive encircles the Afghan capital, there’s increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, Kabul’s international airport is the only one way in for U.S. troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground.
The US embassy to be evacuated in the next 72 hours.
The lucky ones, those who managed to get a ticket for a flight out to anywhere, then wait more than three hours to make it inside the terminal, bidding tearful goodbyes to loved ones they are leaving behind.
As the Taliban draw closer, the lines and the panic only grow.
A Taliban spokesperson said the group wants a peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan in the next few days, according to Reuters on Sunday.