Astonishing photos show how US military has turned a two-mile RUNWAY at Ramstein Air Base in Germany into tent city to house thousands of Afghan evacuees before flying them to their new homes in America
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Remarkable new photos show the scale of the U.S. operations at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, as thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul are processed for their journey on to the United States.
A two-mile-long runway at Ramstein Air Base in south west Germany is pictured on Monday covered in tents, used to house Afghan evacuees who were transported out of Kabul and are awaiting the next stage of their journey.
Afghan evacuees are pictured on August 30 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Under the U.S. agreement with Germany, evacuees can remain on the base for no longer than 10 days.
Women and children are seen sitting inside a hangar at Ramstein. The men sleep in tents, while the women are housed indoors.
Children from Afghanistan wait with other evacuees to fly to the United States or another safe location in a makeshift departure gate inside a hangar on September 1.
There are around 6,000 children on Ramstein Air Base, according to U.S. officials – and 12 babies have been born.
Evacuees are seen on September 1 awaiting their flight out of Ramstein. Most of those headed to the U.S. pass through Philadelphia or Washington DC, and then travel on to their final destination.
A group of Afghan men are seen on September 1 in Ramstein, awaiting their onwards transport.
U.S. soldiers walk past a row of tents and a young Afghan evacuee at Ramstein Air Base. Anthony Blinken, the Secretary of State, will visit the base on Wednesday.
A woman and girl are seen walking among the tents which are providing a temporary home to thousands of Afghan refugees.
Afghan refugees are seen on August 30, lined up with their belongings and ready for their evacuation flight.
Two U.S. soldiers walk alongside the tents where thousands of Afghans are awaiting the next stage of their journey.
Anthony Blinken, the Secretary of State, flew to Qatar Sunday to thank its leaders for supporting the US evacuation effort and amid the unfolding chaos in Mazar-i-Sharif.
This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows satellite imagery of the Mazar-i-Sharif and grounded planes at the airport in northern Afghanistan on September 3.
Biden flew to Delaware on Friday night and is expected to return Monday evening.
The U.S. military withdrawal from Kabul was completed a week ago, and efforts to rescue American citizens still stuck in Afghanistan has reached an impasse with reports that six private charter planes sent there to evacuate at least 1,000 people have been grounded in an Afghan city 260 miles north of Kabul. The flights were chartered by Mercury One, a charity founded by right-wing commentator Glenn Beck, Newsweek reports.