Soldiers Cry as Afghan Mothers Hand Over Babies
As a Taliban-seized Afghanistan finds itself descending into a humanitarian crisis, a hard-hitting video that shows a baby being handed over to an American soldier at the Kabul airport over a wall.
A week after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, evacuation operations from foreign countries continue under extreme conditions marked by scenes of panic and desperation at Kabul airport. Since 14 August, about 17,000 people have been evacuated by the US, including 2,500 Americans, the US government said earlier. There have been many heartbreaking scenes emerging on social media since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan. The latest is that of a baby being handed over to an American soldier at the Kabul airport over the fence. The soldiers were heartbroken and in tears. As the visuals went viral, the US Marines has now confirmed that the baby has reunited with her family and is safe at the airport. Another incident was that An Afghan woman gave birth to a baby girl on a US military plane shortly after landing on the evacuation flight to Germany. On 22 August India today evacuated 392 people in three flights from Afghanistan. On August 18, a Taliban commander at the Kabul airport said that at least 40 people were killed in shooting by foreign forces and due to a stampede since Monday. He said the people should not be deceived by fake rumours about travelling abroad and asked them to avoid coming to the airport.
