Absolute desperation in Kabul Airport today as people chase & cling to US C-17 plane in last attempt to flee Afghanistan. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan culminated today in desperate scenes at Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghans came to the tarmac in hope of flying out from the country. Five people were killed at the airport. At Kabul Airport, people can be seen hanging from American planes that are falling down after the plane went into air.