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The desperation on the faces of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan while they attempted to escape as the country came under Taliban rule was broadcast across the world.

As the US-led coalition fled the country in August 2021, the chaos outside Kabul airport intensified. Entire families gathered outside, hoping for a spot on an airlift, and more than 180 people in the crowd were killed in an Islamic State-led suicide attack.