Afghan Baby Who Was Clicked Being Handed Over To US Troops At Kabul Airport Reunited With His Father
The baby is now ¡°safe at the airport¡± behind the U.S. military¡¯s perimeter, Marine Corps spokesperson Jim Stenger told Forbes.
A video of a father handing his baby to US troops at Kabul airport was all over social media yesterday. The heartbreaking video reminded us about the atrocities Afghans are facing in their own country ever since the Taliban took over.
The video showed a father giving his baby to a US security personnel over a razor-wire topped wall at Kabul's airport to get it to safety. It led many to wonder if the parents ever got reunited with the baby.
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Now, according to a report by Forbes, the Department of Defense explained the baby required medical care but is now safely with its father. The baby is now ¡°safe at the airport¡± behind the U.S. military¡¯s perimeter, Marine Corps spokesperson Jim Stenger told Forbes.
The report also mentioned that neither of the spokespersons revealed any details on whether the baby and father will leave Afghanistan, or if any other family members made it into the airport.
¡°It was an act of compassion because there was concern about the baby," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby had told AFP.
US troops take a baby over the wire into the secure area of Kabul Airport, #Afghanistan.
¡ª Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 19, 2021
Troops on the ground are having to deal with some truly challenging conditions they probably never expected to ever experience.
As a father, this breaks my heart. What a world we live in. pic.twitter.com/qDsWLvYj7c
The official Pentagon images show thousands of people waiting outside the airport to leave the country and avoid living under the extremist militant group.
