Ramstein, Germany: Colourful washing strung on fences, children kicking a ball between hundreds of beige-coloured tents... A US army airbase in Germany has become a makeshift camp for thousands of Afghan evacuees who have made it out of their country in a harrowing journey. Since last week, grey military planes have been landing at the Ramstein airbase in western Germany, bringing on each flight hundreds of people who have fled the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.