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Afghanistan: reports emerge of Taliban beating Afghans seeking to flee Kabul

US voices concern at reports of violence against women and children trying to pass through Taliban checkpoints, as evacuations continue

  • Afghanistan – latest updates

Taliban promises of “safe passage” to the Kabul airport for Afghans trying to flee the country have been undermined by reports of women and children being beaten and whipped as they try to pass through checkpoints set up by the militants.

With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan’s land border, Kabul airport is the only way out of the country. The US military has secured the airfield itself, after chaotic scenes over the weekend, but the Taliban control the road to the airport and have set up numerous checkpoints in Kabul’s north.

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