The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said that it was investigating the the fact that human remains that were found in the wheel of one of its C-17s that flew out of Kabul amid the chaos of the Taliban taking over the city.
The remains were discovered in the wheel well of the plane after it landed in Qatar. The U.S. Air Force is also examining videos and social media posts of people falling from the plane after its takeoff.
The plane landed at Hamid Karzai International Airport with equipment needed for the evacuation of civilians. Before it could be unloaded, hundreds of Afghan civilians surrounded it and clung to its fuselage. Video of the chaotic scenes has been widely shared.
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Crews discovered the human remains in the wheel well of the aircraft after it landed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The plane has been impounded to collect the remains and inspection before it can fly again.
In a statement, the U.S. Air Force said that faced with a rapidly deteriorating security situation around the aircraft, the C-17 crew decided to depart the airfield as quickly as possible.