European nations issue dire warnings as Kabul evacuation deadline looms

A Marine walks with a family during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan (Sgt Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps via AP)

European nations have offered stark warnings about the waning days of a massive airlift to bring people out of Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.

France said it would halt its evacuations on Friday while Denmark said its last flight had already left Kabul’s airport, which has seen thousands throng around it in the days since the Taliban took the capital.