Desperate Afghans hand over baby to US soldiers at Kabul Airport

The child was handed to soldiers standing on the perimeter wall of the airport. It was unclear whether the baby’s parents were present, or what happened next. The child’s fate was also unknown. The distressing scene came as the U.S. finally appeared to be stepping up the pace of evacuations. Joe Biden said on Wednesday that an estimated 15,000 Americans remain, and 50-65,000 Afghans who the U.S. would like to get out of the country. Ned Price, spokesman for the State Department, said that they expected 6,000 people to be evacuated on U.S. planes on Thursday night.