Thousands of Afghan citizens reached Kabul International Airport after hearing the rumor that the Afghan government would send flights to help earthquake victims.
There was a rumor in Afghanistan that the government was sending relief supplies and volunteers to Turkey for the earthquake victims.
At 8 o’clock on Wednesday night, the main highway leading to the airport was crowded with vehicles and pedestrians, causing a traffic jam.
Taliban security forces dispersed the crowd with aerial fire, Salahuddin, the son of a civil servant, said, with half heading towards Kabul airport.
Salahuddin was also on his way to the airport but got stuck in a traffic jam, he said, as security forces lathi-charged vehicles while pushing passers-by and asking them to turn back.
At 11 pm, Khalid Zadran, the spokesperson of Kabul Police issued a video statement and instructed the citizens not to listen to rumours. He said that the citizens coming to the airport will have to go back.
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