The desperate flights from afghanistan

illustration of pawel kuczysnki

In these days the battle of the Taliban to establish the new government and consequently the regime that will lead to the expulsion of the last remaining American soldiers in Afghanista is continuing.

Gruesome things happened in the very first days when Kabul was conquered: people flocked to catch flights and, as the seats were all occupied, people even clung to the handles of the plane, crashing shortly after take-off.