My escape from Afghanistan on a US military plane: ’It was total chaos’

Hundreds of people on the runway, women and children screaming, and gunshots lighting up the sky: Afghan journalist Ramin Rahman spoke to the Guardian about his chaotic escape from Hamid Karzai international airport the day the Taliban took Kabul. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Rahman, 27, left Kabul fearing for his life. As ’a progressive, outspoken journalist with tattoos’ – he is basically the antithesis of what the Taliban stand for. He described several hours of uncertainty and panic, running with hundreds of others towards US aircrafts, and the agonising wait before the plane took off from Afghanistan ‘We kept on hearing gunshots’: my chaotic escape from Kabul’s airport ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Website ► Facebook ►