Afghanistan: Footage captures people fall to death after tying themselves to the wheels of a flying aircraft

whereinbacolod August 16, 2021

Two people were seen falling down from the C-17 military transport plane as thousands of Afghans desperately try to get out of the country after the Taliban took control Kabul city.

Footage showed countless people swarming the airfield trying to board US Air Force plane. Another images and video footage seem to suggest that at least two people have fallen from the flying aircraft and hit the ground.

However, Kabul news agency reported that people near Kabul airport claim that three young men who were holding themselves tightly in the wheels of an airplane fell on rooftop.

DISCLAIMER: DISTURBING FOOTAGE❗️❗️❗️
Two people who tied themselves to the wheels of an aircraft flying from Kabul, tragically fall down. pic.twitter.com/Gr3qwGLrFn
— Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) August 16, 2021

The Taliban took control the Kabul city on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, bringing to an end the two-decade campaign in which U.S. and allies tried to transform Afghanistan.

Trained Afghan forces collapsed or fled in the face of an offensive insurgent that tore through the country in just a week, ahead of American troops withdrawal.

More pictures from Kabul Airport. People want to just leave Afghanistan for whatever it takes for an air ticket. pic.twitter.com/MU46GhI0PZ
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) August 16, 2021

Visuals from Kabul airport. This is worse than Saigon. These visuals will fill Jihadists with confidence and sense of invincibility. That's American legacy in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/IZDkgVaDHZ
— Divya Kumar Soti (@DivyaSoti) August 15, 2021