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Afghans line up behind barbed wire at Kabul airport
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There was chaos at Kabul international airport as Afghans tried to flee the country, as the capital fell to the Taliban.
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David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Brian Allison
Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Redmond Carolipio
Digital Producer