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Taliban keep some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport, as U.S. vows to finish airlift

A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan August 14, 2021. [Reuters]

Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said, while President Joe Biden vowed to keep U.S. troops in the country until all Americans are evacuated.

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