3500 for a bottle of water and 8500 for a plate of rice at Kabul airport

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Desk report: After the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, worried people began to leave Afghanistan in droves. But leaving Afghanistan has caused a humanitarian catastrophe inside and outside Kabul airport. There are also images of people kneeling in water and garbage. News from Yahoo News. As seen in local video footage, many people gathered outside a concrete wall and barbed wire fence. Security officials are watching to prevent them from entering the airport. At one point, a man tried to break through the wall, but a security guard removed him. Witnesses said the crowd gathered outside the airport were residents of Kabul and various surrounding provinces. An Afghan said food and water were being sold at much higher prices in the airport area. He said water bottles are being sold for  40 or about 3,500 rupees.Fazal-ur-Rehman told Reuters a bottle of water was being sold at Kabul airport for 40. Another plate of rice is being sold for 100 dollars or about 8,500 rupees. These are being sold not in Afghan currency but in dollars. He said ordinary people could not afford to buy things at such a high price. Abdul Razzaq, another Afghan, said people were gathering and the plight of women and children was deplorable. Meanwhile, charities have warned of a humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, several countries have warned of a terrorist attack on Kabul airport in Afghanistan. That is why the countries have warned their citizens not to go to Kabul airport. Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have issued warnings to their citizens. Countries have told those who have already gathered outside the airport to leave quickly.

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