Today! Kabul International Airport suspended all flights as airlines reported they could not coordinate operations without communications, which could be due to the blackout after fiber-optic internet was disrupted in 17 provinces of Afghanistan. A nationwide internet and telecom shutdown in Afghanistan has disrupted essential services, including banking, aviation, trade, and media broadcasting. Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air flights to Dubai and Istanbul among those canceled. flydubai said

77K views · 330 reactions | The Taliban has asked people to not leave their homes till tomorrow 8 am. All commercial flights have also been banned from Kabul airport and only military aircraft are allowed to take off. (Exclusive Input: @manojkumargupta) @AnchorAnandN shares details with @JamwalNews18. | News18 | Facebook

Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan restart early on Tuesday, August 17, a day after chaos reigned at the airport, when US police fired gunshots to disperse crowds as people clung to a US military transport plane. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/south-central-asia/chaos-death-kabul-airport-biden-defends-withdrawal-afghanistan | Rappler

157K views · 834 reactions | ESCAPE FROM KABUL: American and Afghan citizens board a US Air Force C-17 aircraft as frantic evacuations from Kabul continue ahead of the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline. https://abcn.ws/3yaOypx | ABC News | Facebook

15K views · 297 reactions | At least seven people were crushed to death at Kabul airport, after large crowds turned up hoping to board a flight out of Afghanistan. | HOY International Business Channel | Facebook