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U.S. government flights are departing with empty seats even as desperate Afghans cluster at the airport gates. And Afghans cant simply fly out on their own.
Roughly two-thirds said they did not think Americas longest war was worth fighting, the poll shows.
Ghani fled Afghanistan just as the Taliban approached Kabul.
Heres a look at the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, by the numbers, as the Taliban in a lightning offensive take over much of the country.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
While there were no major reports of abuses or fighting in the capital of Kabul as the Taliban now patrol its streets, many residents have stayed home.
After the Taliban swiftly took back control of the Afghan capital, the stability of the country likely depends on its neighbors in the region.
People were seen clinging to the outside of airplanes and scaling barbed-wire walls in an attempt to flee Afghanistan as Taliban militants took over.
Seven people were reportedly killed during the chaos, including individuals who fell from a departing American transport jet.
The Taliban took over Afghanistan's capital on Sunday, but thousands of U.S. troops still control Kabul's airport.
The activist, who survived a Taliban attack, called for urgent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
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