Horror in Afghanistan as thousands of people make desperate attempts to flee Taliban rule.

The US Air Force remains in control of the heavily guarded airport, where it's had to suspend flights after a number of people have died, desperately trying to get on planes.

New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis has been reporting inside the airport for Al Jazeera.

She spoke to told Mike Hosking about seeing thousands of people getting through Taliban gunfire to run onto the airport tarmac.

“They chased after the plane, grabbed onto the wheels, jumped onto the wings and the plane actually took off and people fell from the plane to their deaths.”

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