"Clinging to Life"... The Tragedy of Afghan Brothers Selling Fruit to Support Their Mother

Two young boys aged 16 and 17
At least three deaths from falls so far... Continuous casualties

A shadow appearing to be hanging outside a U.S. transport aircraft and a scene presumed to show a crash in midair after takeoff were captured on camera. / Photo by Twitter capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] As the Islamic militant group Taliban reoccupied Afghanistan (Afgan), it was revealed that the refugees who clung to a U.S. military transport plane to escape and fell to their deaths were teenage brothers.

The local Afghan news agency Asvaka reported on the 18th (local time), "The bodies of teenagers who clung to the wheels of a U.S. C-17 transport plane taking off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul two days ago were found."

According to the report, they were young boys aged 16 and 17, brothers who supported their younger siblings and mother by selling fruit in the Kabul market. The bereaved family said, "The brothers hurriedly joined the evacuation procession as the Taliban took control of Kabul."

The bodies of the two boys were reportedly handed over to their family.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force announced on the 18th that it had discovered a body on the landing gear of a U.S. transport plane that took off from Kabul the previous day and launched an investigation. The Air Force explained, "Due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation around, the transport plane crew decided to leave the airport as quickly as possible," adding, "The body was found after the transport plane landed at a Qatar Air Force base."

At Kabul airport, where tens of thousands have gathered, there have been continuous casualties, including at least three people who clung to transport planes and fell to their deaths so far.

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