US soldiers fired shots in the air at Kabul airport in order to control a huge crowd on the tarmac.
Kabul - “I'm very scared.
They fire a lot of shots in the air, "a witness told the AFP news agency on Monday.
After the radical Islamic Taliban captured Kabul, thousands of Afghans gathered at the airport in hopes of an escape route.
The airport administration stopped commercial air traffic on Monday.
“There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and devastation.
Please do not go to the airport, ”said a message sent to journalists.
The USA, Germany and other western countries have brought citizens and embassy staff to the airport in order to fly them out from there.
67 countries, including Germany, issued a declaration calling on the Taliban to allow all Afghans and foreigners willing to leave the country.
On Monday morning, the Ministry of Defense announced that a first A400M transport aircraft of the German armed forces had taken off from Wunstorf for Kabul in order to bring "those to be protected from Afghanistan to safety".
"One thing is certain: It is a dangerous mission for our soldiers," the ministry said on the Twitter online service.
Thousands of US soldiers have been relocated to Kabul to secure the airport.
According to the US State Department, your task is air traffic control and support for evacuation operations.