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A gridlock crush at the international airport in Kabul, meanwhile, surged again, with desperate Afghans and others attempting to flee abroad. In Washington, the Pentagon said that since July it had flown 12,000 people out of the airport in the capital, including American diplomats, Afghans eligible for special visas because of their work on behalf of the U.S. military and diplomatic missions, and others.
