In just a few days, the Taliban have seized power over almost all of Afghanistan.

When people desperately tried to flee the capital Kabul, SVT's Middle East correspondent Samir Abu Eid went there with photographer Salim Alsabbagh.

- When we arrived on Sunday morning, we knew that the Taliban surrounded Kabul and might come in.

Everyone thought it would take some time, but when we went out on the town to record a report, gunfire was heard and people panicked, says Samir Abu Eid.

"Aggressive and threatening"

He and Salim Alsabbagh stayed behind and described the course of events, but have now managed to leave the country.

- I was very happy when I was able to call the family and tell them that the trip went well, says Samir Abu Eid.

He continues:

- Just like everyone who wants to leave the country, we went to the airport.

There we had to go through some roadblocks that the Taliban had set up.

It was pretty scary actually.

They were very aggressive and threatening.

In recent days, chaotic scenes have unfolded at Kabul International Airport, the only possible way out of Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country and began controlling its borders.

Desperation to leave the country has led hundreds of Afghans to seek refuge at the airport, and several people are said to have died in the uprising.

- We ourselves were close to being beaten.

It was disgusting to see how they beat other ordinary Afghans who also wanted to enter the airport.

But since we have Swedish passports, we managed to get into the airport, says Samir Abu Eid.

"We want to be there and tell you"

On Wednesday, he and Salim Alsabbagh were evacuated to a British military transport aircraft.

During the evening, they landed in Dubai, and will later travel on to the UK.

SVT's foreign director Pia Bernhardsson explains the decision to send a team to Afghanistan:

- This is a historic event.

It has been 20 years of enormous military, political and economic efforts to keep the Taliban from returning, but they do and everything falls like a house of cards.

It is an obvious journalistic task, then we want to be there and tell about it in some way.