Dozens of desperate Afghans, including women and children, dashed toward the Kabul airport following a rumor that claimed aid flights were leaving for Turkey to help rescue earthquake victims.
Videos and photos posted on social media since Wednesday showed dozens of people running in the darkness and cold toward the airport.
Life in Afghanistan has only grown more grim with the onset of winter, Taliban-imposed limits on women’s rights and freedoms, and grinding poverty.
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