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Pictures31 PhotosAugust 20, 202110:01 PM UTC

In pictures: U.S. troops evacuate fleeing Afghans from Kabul

Thousands of people, desperate to flee the country, are still thronging the airport even though the Taliban have urged people without legal travel documents to go home.

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A baby is handed over to the American army over the perimeter wall of the airport for it to be evacuated, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 19. OMAR HAIDARI/via REUTERS

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A U.S. Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) holds a baby during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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A boy is processed through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint (ECC) at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18.   U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla

LocationKabul, Afghanistan

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Evacuees from Afghanistan board a military aircraft during an evacuation from Kabul, at undisclosed location August 19, 2021.  Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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UK coalition forces, Turkish coalition forces, and U.S. Marines assist a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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U.S. Marines stand guard at an Evacuee Control Checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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Evacuees board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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A U.S. Marine checks two civilians during processing through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint (ECC) at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, August 18.  U.S. Marine Corps/Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla

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A child drinks water during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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U.S. soldiers speak with evacuees from Afghanistan inside a military aircraft during an evacuation from Kabul, at undisclosed location August 19, 2021.  Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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An airman holds a baby during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021.  Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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Evacuees from Afghanistan board a military aircraft during an evacuation from Kabul, at undisclosed location August 19, 2021.  Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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Evacuees from Afghanistan sit inside a military aircraft during an evacuation from Kabul, at undisclosed location August 19, 2021.  Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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A U.S. Marine escorts evacuees to the Evacuate Control Center at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 19, 2021.  Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

LocationKABUL, Afghanistan

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A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) escorts a Department of State employee to be processed for evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15. U.S NAVY/Central Command Public Affairs/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell

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A U.S. Marine assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit interacts with children during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 18. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division stand security at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell

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Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, carrying some 640 Afghans to Qatar from Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15.  Courtesy of Defense One/via REUTERS

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An Afghan child sleeps on the cargo floor of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, kept warm by the uniform of Airman First Class Nicolas Baron, C-17 loadmaster, during an evacuation flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18.   U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Mark Lawson/via REUTERS.

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Evacuees from Afghanistan sit inside a military aircraft during an evacuation from Kabul, at an undisclosed location August 19, 2021.  Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS

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Item 21 of 31 A U.S. Marine assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit fists bumps a child evacuee during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 18. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara
[21/31]A U.S. Marine assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit fists bumps a child evacuee during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, August 18. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara

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