"Two Bodies Found After Falling from US Military Transport Plane with Loud Bang Sound"

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] As the Islamic militant group Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, the discovery of bodies of citizens who clung to U.S. military transport planes in an attempt to escape and fell to their deaths has caused shock.

On the 20th, Indian local media NDTV reported that on the 16th (local time), 49-year-old security guard Willy Salik, residing in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, found two bodies on his home's terrace. He explained, "I heard a sound like a tire bursting, so I went outside and found severely damaged bodies," adding, "My wife fainted upon seeing them."

When a neighboring resident suggested that the bodies likely fell from a U.S. transport plane, Salik checked their belongings to confirm their identities. The deceased were identified as Safiullah Otak and Fada Mohamed, both doctors in their twenties.

Salik, who found the bodies, described the situation in Kabul, where people have recently disappeared, saying, "You can't find anyone." He added, "Everyone is trembling in fear, not knowing what will happen. If I get the chance, I will leave Afghanistan and go to another country."

Afghans flocking to Kabul International Airport to escape abroad.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

This is not the first case of citizens falling to their deaths after clinging to U.S. military transport planes. Earlier, on the 16th, crowds gathered at Kabul International Airport trying to escape the capital by boarding U.S. military transport planes. However, some who failed to board clung to the wheels of the planes and fell, and these scenes were revealed through various media outlets and social networking services (SNS).

Additionally, Afghan local media reported on the 19th (local time) that bodies of teenagers who fell after clinging to the wheels of a U.S. C-17 transport plane that had taken off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul were found. They were boys aged 16 and 17, who had been supporting their younger siblings and mother by selling fruit.

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