Shocking Image Shows Over 600 Afghans Packed In US Cargo Plane Escaping Taliban Rule

This aircraft flew to Qatar, where the Afghans disembarked, the website reported.

Over 600 people crammed into the hold of a US Air Force cargo plane that was leaving Kabul on August 15, 2021.

New Delhi: As the Taliban took over Afghanistan, many civilians fearing their lives are trying to escape the country. Among the tragic visuals that are coming in every hour, an image has gone viral in which over 600 civilians were seen sitting packed in a US cargo plane. 

The image shared by Defense One is telling of the fear that has taken over the people of Afghanistan who left their homes with little to no belongings.

The photo is from the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III which evacuated 640 Afghans late Sunday, the Defense One report said. Though the plane wasn't intended to evacuate Afghan refugees, they climbed up the half-open ramp into the C-17. Instead of trying to make the refugees leave the U.S. Army decided to leave with them. 

This aircraft flew to Qatar, where the Afghans disembarked, the website reported.

In the image, itself men, women children can be seen sitting on the floor of the plane from end to end. The photo has gone viral, revealing the sad state of the country. 

Watch the video to know more:

Similar shocking visuals were seen in the past couple of days, on Monday a video went viral in which 3 young men could be seen falling off an aircraft mid-flight. In another video hundreds of Afghans jostling to climb into possibly the same aircraft to fly out of the country.

The Taliban, which has seized control of Afghan capital Kabul, on Tuesday declared an “amnesty” across the country and urged the women to join its government. The women were earlier, during the Taliban rule from 1996-2001, barred from attending school or working outside the home. Besides, they had to wear the all-encompassing burqa and be accompanied by a male relative whenever they went outside.