This harrowing image of a distraught boy sobbing in front of a blood-stained child shows the desperation of families trying to flee the Taliban.
The youngster is believed to be just inches away from the victim as bloodied, traumatic scenes continue to unfold as crowds flock to Kabul Airport.
Hundreds of people who fear for their lives continuously gather on the airport's tarmac in a desperate bid to board planes and escape an Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban.
Militants brutally beat back families to stop them clambering on to planes so they can be evacuated to the US and UK.
Distressing footage and images have emerged showing children squashed against the airport perimeter as they beg to be let in.
In some cases adults have been seen trying pass babies and young children over the fence.
In one heartbreaking case a 17-year-old fell to his death from a plane as he clung on in the hope of starting a new life abroad.
The teenager's heartbroken family said he was desperate to start a new life with his 16-year-old brother.
Horrifying footage shows the moment he fell off a US military plane and plunged to the ground below.
The heartbreaking scene was likened to images of Americans jumping out of the Twin Towers on 9/11.
His lifeless body has been found but the family are still searching for his younger sibling.
The boys, who are the eldest of eight siblings, rushed to the airport after hearing a rumour about 20,000 people being relocated to Canada or the US.
The Taliban had previously insisted there would be a "blanket amnesty" so they would not seek revenge against anyone who opposed them.
But they have since reneged on the pledge.
Taliban fighters have reportedly shot dead a journalist who raised the Afghan national flag at a protest in defiance of their rule.
Two other demonstrators were also gunned down.
Footage has also emerged showing an alleged car thief with his face covered in tar and tied to the back of a truck with his hands behind his back as people watched on helplessly.
A resident in Kabul told The Sun: “We want to believe that the Taliban have changed. But we fear this is just the beginning.”
All available RAF cargo planes have been diverted to support the airlift mission in Afghanistan.
However some are taking off half empty because British troops and diplomats do not have the capacity to process desperate visa applicants.
The UK Government said there is a target to give asylum to 20,000 Afghans over the next few years.
So far the UK has evacuated around 1,200 people from Kabul including 300 Brits and 900 Afghans resettled via the ARAP asylum scheme.
Sir Laurie Bristow, the British ambassador, said around 700 people flew out in the emergency airlift to the UK on Tuesday.
He added: “We are trying to scale up the speed and pace over the next couple of days. We will put everything we can on this, trying to get out everyone who we need to get to safety as soon as we can.”
But Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader, said the target “falls way short” given Britain’s 20-year presence on the ground.
He added: “The scheme must be far more ambitious, generous, and swift to help the Afghan citizens that it has abandoned and left at serious risk of persecution, and indeed death.”
