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Fri Aug 20, 2021, 12:40 PM Aug 2021

Tear Gas Used to Control Crowds at Kabul Airport

Military personnel fired tear gas to control the crowds of Afghans trying to gain access to Kabul airport Friday, a day after the Pentagon said that order was being restored at the site and evacuation flights from Afghanistan would be accelerating.

Soldiers have also fired into the air to disperse the crowd, according to a senior Western official. It was unclear as to whether the soldiers were American; British, Afghan and other Western troops are also stationed at the airport.

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military.

Soldiers are also going just outside the airport perimeter, which is surrounded by Taliban, to disperse crowds and clear the way for families struggling to get in, videos clips taken by passengers show.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tear-gas-used-to-control-crowds-at-kabul-airport/ar-AANxo2J?li=BBnb7Kz

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Tear Gas Used to Control Crowds at Kabul Airport (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 OP
For some reason it reminds me off multigraincracker Aug 2021 #1
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