News Chaos and deaths at Kabul airport as Afghans flee Taliban and Biden defends decision to withdraw August 16, 2021August 16, 2021Tom Vanden Brook and Katie Wadington, USA TODAYComments Off on Chaos and deaths at Kabul airport as Afghans flee Taliban and Biden defends decision to withdraw About 3,000 U.S. troops are setting up barriers to separate the military portion of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, from the civilian terminal.