'40 US dollars for water' - Afghans speak of miserable conditions at Kabul airport

STORY: Afghans gathered near Kabul airport said on Tuesday (August 24) they faced miserable conditions as thousands wait to flee the country. "People are crowding and because of the rush of people, women and children are in miserable condition," said Abdul Razzaq. Another Afghan, Fazl-ur-Rehman, said food and water were selling at exorbitant prices. "At Kabul airport, one bottle of water is selling for 40 (U.S.) dollars and plate of rice for 100 (U.S.) dollars, and not Afghani (currency) but dollars. That is out of reach for common people," he said. Western troops at Kabul airport worked frantically on Tuesday to evacuate people from Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline as U.S. President Joe Biden faced growing pressure to negotiate more time for the airlift of thousands trying to flee. Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States - were due to meet virtually on Tuesday to discuss the crisis. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to push for a deadline extension. Chaos punctuated by sporadic violence has gripped the airport, with foreign troops and Afghan security guards driving back crowds clamouring to get on flights following the Taliban's takeover of the Afghan capital on Aug. 15. Source: Reuters Subscribe our Youtube Channel :-    / surreynewsroom   Follow us on Facebook -   / surreynewsroom   Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/newsroomsurrey Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/surrey_newsroom For more Local Stories - Visit our website - www.surreynewsroom.com