US Marines provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20.
Mandatory Credit:	US Marine Corps

US Marines provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20.
Mandatory Credit: US Marine Corps

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Afghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline

Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from Kabul's airport on Monday, as American officials ramped up evacuation flights and the Taliban said all US forces needed to leave Afghanistan by August 31.