Human remains found in wheel well of US military plane after desperate Afghans cling to aircraft
3 years, 4 months ago

Human remains found in wheel well of US military plane after desperate Afghans cling to aircraft

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Human remains have reportedly been found in the wheel well of a US military plane after an evacuation flight left Kabul airport. Video footage showed desperate Afghans running alongside and climbing on to a US Air Force C-17 transport plane as it was taxiing on a runway on Monday. The Independent previously reported how at least seven people were said to have been killed after chaos erupted in Kabul airport as desperate Afghans attempted to flee Taliban rule. Hundreds of people run alongside a US Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport in Kabul It is unclear whether the deaths were a result of the shots or a stampede.

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US news: Shocking! Dead body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane after landing in Hawaii
2 weeks ago

US news: Shocking! Dead body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane after landing in Hawaii

Live Mint  

A dead body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed on the Hawaiian island of Maui, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. As reported by Reuters, the body was discovered in one of the compartments that house the aeroplane's landing gear when United Flight 202 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport landed at Kahului …

Person found dead with body lodged in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Hawaii on Christmas Eve
2 weeks ago

Person found dead with body lodged in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Hawaii on Christmas Eve

Hindustan Times  

A person was reportedly found dead with the body lodged in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane when it arrived in Maui, Hawaii, on Christmas Eve. Person found dead with body lodged in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Hawaii The body was found in a landing-gear wheel well of the Boeing 787-10, United Airlines told New …

Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui
2 weeks ago

Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui

Associated Press  

KAHULUI, Hawaii — Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and police department said in statements on Wednesday. The body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on flight 202, which arrived at Kahului Airport …

Body found in wheel of United Airlines plane after it lands at Maui Airport
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Body found in wheel of United Airlines plane after it lands at Maui Airport

Daily Mail  

A dead body was found on the wheel of a United Airlines plane after it landed at Maui's airport in Hawaii on Christmas Eve. 'Upon arrival at Kahului airport in Maui on Tuesday, a body was found in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft,' United told DailyMail.com in a statement on Wednesday. …

US veterans testify at hearing on United States evacuation from Afghanistan
1 year, 10 months ago

US veterans testify at hearing on United States evacuation from Afghanistan

ABC  

Active-service members and veterans in the United States have given testimony about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground while imploring Congress to help allies left behind. Key points: One US veteran say he sees "the faces of all of those we could not save" Afghan veterans …

Air Force absolves crew of blame for Afghan deaths during chaotic Kabul evacuation
2 years, 6 months ago

Air Force absolves crew of blame for Afghan deaths during chaotic Kabul evacuation

LA Times  

The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels. In a statement Monday, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek …

Air Force concludes that flight crew not at fault for deaths Afghans who clung to evacuation plane
2 years, 6 months ago

Air Force concludes that flight crew not at fault for deaths Afghans who clung to evacuation plane

Daily Mail  

The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels. In a statement Monday, Air Force spokeswoman Ann …

Taliban hang dead body in Afghanistan city’s main square, says witness
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban hang dead body in Afghanistan city’s main square, says witness

India TV News  

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past. Seddiqi said the Taliban announced in the square that the four were caught taking part in a kidnapping and were …

After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
3 years, 3 months ago

After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror

LA Times  

Shown is a portrait of Fida Mohammad, a 24-year-old dentist who died after falling Aug. 16 from a U.S. Air Force C-17 departing the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. It’s a scene that has come to symbolize the chaotic end to America’s 20 years of war in Afghanistan: A lumbering U.S. Air Force cargo plane takes off from the Kabul airport, …

US investigating if civilians killed in Kabul airstrike after reports of child casualties emerge
3 years, 4 months ago

US investigating if civilians killed in Kabul airstrike after reports of child casualties emerge

Firstpost  

The US airstrike came after a suicide bomber from the Islamic State group on Thursday targeted US troops stopping huge crowds of people from entering the airport The United States is investigating whether civilians may have been killed in an airstrike it launched to destroy a car laden with explosives in the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for US Central …

‘I saw a flash’: Dozens killed in bombings outside Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

‘I saw a flash’: Dozens killed in bombings outside Kabul airport

LA Times  

Twin bombings struck near the entrance to Kabul’s airport Thursday, ripping through crowds of Afghans and foreign nationals waiting for evacuation from the country, killing dozens of people, including 12 U.S. service members. But he also deflected blame onto the United States, tweeting that the bombings had taken place in an area “where U.S. forces are responsible for security.” Video …

At least seven Afghans killed in chaos near Kabul airport, says UK defence ministry
3 years, 4 months ago

At least seven Afghans killed in chaos near Kabul airport, says UK defence ministry

Firstpost  

The ministry said separately that the UK had now evacuated nearly 4,000 people from Afghanistan since 13 August London: Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington’s end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people. “Our sincere thoughts are with the families …

British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport

India TV News  

The chaos around Kabul’s international airport saw another seven Afghan civilian killed in crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The deaths come as a new, perceived threat from the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan has seen U.S. military planes do rapid, diving combat …

Anger as image shows near-empty rescue flight leaving Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Anger as image shows near-empty rescue flight leaving Kabul

The Independent  

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Ten Heart-wrenching Stories That Mark Taliban's Terrorising Takeover of Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Ten Heart-wrenching Stories That Mark Taliban's Terrorising Takeover of Afghanistan

News 18  

With the Taliban having taken over Afghanistan in a lightning-fast blitz that began with the insurgent group taking over provincial capitals, heartbreaking visuals have emerged in recent days – from desperate people falling to their deaths from aircraft, to women’s posters being washed out. People Running Along Moving Aircraft At least seven people, including three Afghan nationals who clung to …

Body Found On Landing Gear Of US Aircraft C-17 Globemaster After Afghans Clung To Flee From Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

Body Found On Landing Gear Of US Aircraft C-17 Globemaster After Afghans Clung To Flee From Taliban

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a horrific incident, a corpse was found in the wheel well of a U.S. military aircraft that took off from Afghanistan amid the chaos as desperate Afghans tried to flee from their country after the Taliban took over. "Human remains were found in the wheel well of C-17 Globemaster that took off from Kabul on Tuesday and …

Shocking photos show 640 Afghans crammed into fleeing US Air Force plane
3 years, 4 months ago

Shocking photos show 640 Afghans crammed into fleeing US Air Force plane

The Independent  

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Striking image shows 640 Afghans packed in one US military plane to flee Taliban reign
3 years, 4 months ago

Striking image shows 640 Afghans packed in one US military plane to flee Taliban reign

India Today  

The image of a United States Air Force aircraft packed with 640 people went viral on social media, bringing out the sense of fear among people as the Taliban returned to power in the country after nearly two decades. Defence officials have said the plane was not intending to carry so many people, however, panicked Afghans rushed into the open …

Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in flight from Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 600 Afghans cram into US cargo plane in flight from Kabul

Al Jazeera  

More than 600 Afghan men, women and children, crouch and cram against each other on the floor of a United States military plane as it leaves Kabul after the city was seized by the Taliban. A US official told Reuters about 640 people clambered onto the flight from Kabul, when thousands of people, desperate to flee the country, surged to …

Infographic: Tracking the flights out of Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Infographic: Tracking the flights out of Kabul

Al Jazeera  

Air travel in Afghanistan is now limited to military aircraft evacuating foreigners and some Afghan nationals. Scenes of desperation in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport have haunted the world as people try to leave Afghanistan and governments try to get their citizens and affiliated Afghan nationals out. After the Taliban took over Kabul on Sunday, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar …

7 dead in Kabul airport chaos as Afghans flee Taliban takeover
3 years, 4 months ago

7 dead in Kabul airport chaos as Afghans flee Taliban takeover

The Hindu  

Senior U.S. military officials say the chaos at the Kabul airport on the morning of August 16 left seven people dead, including some who fell from a departing American military transport jet. A senior U.S. official said “it’s heartbreaking” to see what’s happening in Kabul, but that President Joe Biden “stands by” his decision to pull out because he didn't …

Afghanistan: Shocking video shows 3 people falling off plane mid-air in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Shocking video shows 3 people falling off plane mid-air in Kabul

India TV News  

Kabul airport latest news: With the Taliban establishing its rule over Afghanistan after completing the capture of capital Kabul, shocking visuals from the country are pouring in showing panic-stricken people desperate to flee the country. Shortly after a video of a huge crowd jostling to get into an aircraft at Kabul airport flooded the social media on Monday, another unforeseen …

Seven dead in chaos at Kabul airport as thousands attempt to flee from Taliban; US troops fire in air as evac continues
3 years, 4 months ago

Seven dead in chaos at Kabul airport as thousands attempt to flee from Taliban; US troops fire in air as evac continues

Firstpost  

Video: Hundreds jostle to board a plane as desperate scenes unfold at Kabul airport because of the Afghanistan-Taliban crisis Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death in chaos that …

Seven killed at Kabul airport as US evacuation descends into chaos; Taliban proclaim peace in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Seven killed at Kabul airport as US evacuation descends into chaos; Taliban proclaim peace in Afghanistan

ABC  

Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul's main airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and were seen apparently plunging to their deaths. Key points: At least seven people died at the airport as Afghans fled following the Taliban's takeover of the country US troops fired in the air …

Kabul airport chaos captured in three horrifying videos
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul airport chaos captured in three horrifying videos

India Today  

Chaos, disorder, mayhem and everything in between won't be enough if we attempt to describe the current situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban recaptured power and the unprecedented collapse of the US-backed Ashraf Ghani government. Kabul airport chaos captured in three horrifying videos Kabul airport sees chaotic scenes; 10 killed Ten people were killed on Monday as a sea of …

At least 10 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos
3 years, 4 months ago

At least 10 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

India Today  

Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death in chaos that killed at least 10 people. The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, …

7 reported dead amid chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans try to flee
3 years, 4 months ago

7 reported dead amid chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans try to flee

LA Times  

Soldiers help direct traffic amid gridlock caused by Afghans trying to flee to safety as news spreads that the Taliban is capturing the capital, Kabul. The U.S. failure to leave in place a stable government and a dependable Afghan military was evident a day after the Taliban assumed control of the capital and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Kirby, …

2 dead in Taliban bombing near US airbase in Afghanistan
5 years ago

2 dead in Taliban bombing near US airbase in Afghanistan

India TV News  

A car bombing near a military base in Afghanistan killed two civilians, wounded over 70, including some soldiers, and badly damaged an under-construction hospital near the largest United States defense base in Bagram of the war-torn country, officials said. Provincial governor's spokesperson Wahida Shahkar said the gunfight between security forces and at least 10 Taliban fighters was "still going on". …

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