Afghanistan is in a state of chaos. The fear of a brutal Taliban regime has led to desperation among Afghans and foreigners in the country, who have been fleeing - or at least attempting - in hoardes. Caught in this chaos are helpless kids, who stare an an uncertain, heartbreaking future. (Pic: IANS)
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As in any calamity, children are the most helpless. And the Afghan crisis is no different. Several heartrendering pictures have emerged from the disaster. In this image provided by the US Marine Corps, a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) plays with children waiting during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Pic: PTI)
In this image provided by the US Marines, a US Airman with the Joint Task Force-Crisis Response high fives a child after helping reunite their family at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan (Pic: PTI)
A US Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, waits with a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan (Pic: PTI)
A baby is handed over to the American army over the perimeter wall of the airport in Kabul. This became a defining moment in Afghanistan with the picture mother handing over the baby to US soldiers breaking hearts across the world, reiteriating the enormity of the Afghan crisis and helplessless of people trapped there (Pic: Reuters)
British and Turkish coalition forces, along with US Marines, assist a child during an evacuation in Kabul (Pic: PTI)
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