Body of Afghan found in gear of jet leaving Kabul

August 17, 2021 15:00

Afghans clamber on top of a plane at Kabul airport

The body of an Afghan so desperate to escape the country hours after Kabul fell to the Taliban was found in the landing gear of an American C-17 transport aircraft hours after it hastily took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The Politico reports that the body in the aircraft's landing gear has made it temporarily inoperable, the sources said.

The body in the aircraft's landing gear has made it temporarily inoperable, the sources said.

The news is the latest disturbing development after chaos erupted at Kabul's international airport over the weekend following the Taliban's stunning takeover of Afghanistan's capital city.

Terrifying videos showing Afghans clinging to planes, including the military's massive C-17 cargo jets, as they attempted to take off dominated news segments across the world Monday. Some videos showed Afghans falling from mid-air from a plane leaving the airport.

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