Satellite images: Crowds swell at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport

Thousands of people, desperate to flee the country, are still thronging the airport even though the Taliban have urged people without legal travel documents to go home and these satellite photos taken from space show the frantic evacuation efforts at Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Credit: Reuters Photo

Evacuation from Kabul's airport seems to be a 'big challenge', US, Russia and other countries said as Islamic State is quite rigid with their agenda. Credit: Reuters Photo

Going by the US government data, over 1,00,000 people have been flown out of the country since August 14. Credit: Reuters Photo

Countries like Britain, France and Spain have become among the latest countries to end their evacuations from Kabul. Credit: Reuters Photo

Maxar Technologies collected the satellite photos of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, during attempted mass evacuations from the city. Credit: Reuters Photo

A view of people waiting in line to board the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Reuters Photo

Crowds swell Kabul's international airport. Credit: Reuters Photo