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KABUL: At least two people have apparently fallen to their deaths after clinging to a US military plane leaving Kabul airport today, in an attempt to flee the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to reports in local media.
Videos posted on Twitter show a person falling from a plane as it took off from the airport.
Three Kabul residents who were trying to leave the country by hiding next to the tire or wing of an American plane, fell on the rooftop of local people. They lost their lives due to the terrible conditions in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/Cj7xXE4vbx
— Tariq Majidi (@TariqMajidi) August 16, 2021
Thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the US military to suspend evacuations as the US came under mounting criticism at home over its pullout.
Crowds converged on the airport seeking to escape, including some clinging to a US military transport plane as it taxied on the runway, according to footage posted by a media company.
Insane. Don’t have any other words.
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 16, 2021
The Kabul Airport.
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US troops fired in the air to deter people trying to force their way on to a military flight evacuating US diplomats and embassy staff, a US official said.
Five people were reported killed in the chaos at the airport on Monday, although a witness said it was unclear if they had been shot or killed in a stampede.
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