At least 17 people injured in stampede near Kabul airport

At least 17 people were injured in a stampede near the gates of an airport in Afghan Kabul, media reported Wednesday, citing a NATO spokesman.

“At least 17 people were injured in a stampede outside the gates of an airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul,” Reuters reported.

According to the agency, a spokesman for the alliance said that civilians are urged to stop gathering at the airport if they do not have a passport and visa. The interlocutor of the agency clarified that there were no reports of violence by the Taliban outside the Kabul airport.