U.S. Suspends Flights At Kabul Airport After Afghans Swarm Runway, Cling To Departing Planes

The United States temporarily suspended operations at Karzai International Airport on Monday afternoon in order to clear the airfield of Afghans attempting to flee from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

The U.S. took control of airport operations over the weekend after Taliban militants took over Kabul and toppled the Afghan government. The airport has become the center for embassy operations as well after U.S. officials and personnel abandoned the U.S. embassy on Sunday.