On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized power in Kabul, and in the days that followed, Western countries tried to evacuate thousands of people via the airport. In the middle of it all was logistician Chris Klawitter.
Panicked crowds storm the airport runway in Kabuldesperate Afghans try to get onto the loading area of US military aircraft taking off. This is how the 20-year NATO mission in Afghanistan ended in disaster on August 15, 2021.
In the chaos of the evacuation, German logistician Chris Klawitter negotiated with the CIA and the Taliban to guide people seeking protection through secret gates to the airport for flights to Germany. An insight into days that moved the world – and in Germany, despite the committee of inquiry and the commission of inquiry, still do not seem to have been fully dealt with.
Source: Stern
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