Afghan people climb atop a plane attempt to leave Kabul on Aug. 16. The US has come under scrutiny over its hasty and chaotic withdrawal, which continued at the airport on Aug. 17.
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Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit
Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies -- still frantically evacuating their personnel from the city's airport -- reckon with the sudden breakdown of their two-decade effort in Afghanistan.
