US troops fired shots into the air and all commercial flights were cancelled at Kabul airport on Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching any flight out after the weekend Taliban takeover.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/kabul-falls-to-taliban-nations-scramble-to-evacuate-citizens-and-diplomatic-staff-latest-developments/articleshow/85362677.cms