A man who travelled from Liverpool to Afghanistan to "save his family" says he saw "hundreds" of people being blown up in front of him.
The man, who is not being named, says he "won't sleep" after witnessing the carnage in Kabul, where he is desperately trying to help his loved ones flee.
The capital was struck by twin bombings outside its airport and a hotel on Thursday as desperate people gathered in hopes of a flight out of the country.
The man, from Toxteth, told the Liverpool Echo he had travelled from the UK to Afghanistan last week to bring his family back after the Taliban took control of the capital.
After travelling more than 200 miles to find his wife, children and step-brother, he returned to Kabul to fly back to the UK ahead of the August 31 deadline for troops to withdraw from the country.
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While queueing at the airport, he was just "a few yards" away from the Abbey Gate of Kabul's airport, where one of the two suicide bomb blasts went off this afternoon.
He said: "We were just a few yards away from where the incident happened. I have seen people run out and passing, each covered in blood.
"I saw hundreds of people blown up in front of me. I won't sleep because of the blood I have seen today."
He and his family suffered minor injuries in the explosion but said they were "safe".
At least 60 civilians, including children, are believed to have been killed in explosions at Kabul Airport, while 12 US soldiers and a number of Taliban guards are also said to have died.
Many more people have been left wounded across the twin bombings.
The Ministry of Defence said there had been no UK military or Government casualties reported at an early stage and evacuation planes continued to fly out of Kabul within minutes of the explosion.
The Rahman family are now "desperately" trying to get back to the UK and are worried about where they will sleep tonight.
The man said: "I need to get back, I need to get to a safer place. I have kids and we are in extreme danger.
"We have nowhere to stay in Kabul and I'm not going back to our house as it is 100 miles away.
"We are so desperate, please help."
Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he has issued a Notice to Aviation to advise airlines to avoid Afghan air space under 25,000ft after the explosions near Kabul airport.
Writing on Twitter, he said: "Following the shocking scenes in Afghanistan today, I have issued a NOTAM (Notice to Aviation) further advising airlines to avoid Afghan airspace under 25,000ft.
"We will continue to keep this under review."
