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Chaos continues in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has taken over.
Protests against the Taliban have killed three people, and airports that have resumed flights continue to flock to the airport to escape Afghanistan.
By Kim Kyung-hee, staff reporter.
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middle of a street crowded with cars and crowds, citizens opened up the Afghan flag and held a surprise demonstration.
On Afghanistan's Independence Day, the Taliban flag hung over the overpass and the flag was hoisted.
[Afghanistan Protesters: Even if you shoot me and kill me as I am standing here, I will give myself up to defend the Afghan flag.
The Afghan government will come back.] The
Taliban opened fire and dispersed the protesters, which reportedly killed at least three people.
People are flocking to Kabul International Airport for fear that the Taliban's reign of terror will soon begin again.
[help. help. The Taliban is coming.]
Amidst the abyss, a total of 12 people have been shot or killed by crowds, both inside and outside the airport.
Former President Ghani, who fled the country, later said in a video that he had no choice but to leave to prevent bloodshed and said he was in the United Arab Emirates.
He also insisted that the allegation that he took a large amount of cash when he left Afghanistan is not true.
[Former Afghan President Ghani: If I had remained in Afghanistan, I would have been hanged in front of the people (like the previous president). It is too humiliating and a historical tragedy could happen again.] The
United States and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have started tightening the Taliban's money by freezing the Afghan government's funds.
(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)