Panic at Kabul airport, gas price record. The main thing for the day

The first day of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the price of gas in Europe beats new records, the Russians quit smoking, but not in all regions, the Communist Party received the first line in the bulletin. The main events of the day - in the review of RBC

First day of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

At Kabul airport, thousands of people are looking for a way to leave Afghanistan, flights to which are carried out only by military aircraft. Several people crashed, falling off one of the military planes after takeoff - they managed to cling to the structures of an American transport aircraft taking off. The leaders of the Taliban (recognized as terrorist and banned in RUSSIA) called on their subordinates not to frighten the population and protect public order.

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The Russian embassy in Afghanistan reported that President Ashraf Ghani was fleeing Kabul with cars full of cash. Moreover, part of the wealth had to be thrown right on the airport runway, since the money did not fit into the helicopter. An Afghan military plane that crashed in Uzbekistan the day before was shot down by the country's air defense forces, the Uzbek Defense Ministry said.

The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan. Main Politics