Thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan rushed to its borders on Sept. 1 as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign donors unsure of how to respond to a looming humanitarian crisis.
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Reuters: With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for the border
Afghan refugees rest in tents at a makeshift shelter camp in Chaman, a Pakistani town at the border with Afghanistan, on August 31, 2021 after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power.
