Crowds scale airport walls, cling to planes as Afghans, West scramble to flee Taliban takeover

To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.nbcnews.com to your contacts | View in browser

Aug 16, 2021 Crowds scale airport walls, cling to planes as Afghans, West scramble to flee Taliban takeover Desperate Afghans surrounded passenger jets and attempted to force themselves onto planes in Kabul's airport on Monday as panic spread and the U.S. rushed to evacuate after the Taliban took control of the country. Read More Follow Us Get the NBC News Mobile App Check out all of NBC Newsletters here. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Unsubcription | Contact | Privacy