Body Of Afghan Man Found In Landing Gear Of US Military Plane After Hundreds Clung To Flee From Taliban

The pilots of a US military plane that left Kabul on Monday amid chaos reportedly had to carry out an emergency landing after their landing gear got stuck - then workers found human remains inside the plane¡¯s wheel well.

The horrifying discovery was reported by The Washington Post a day after thousands of Afghans desperately tried to climb aboard the US Air Force plane even as it taxied down the runway.

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As per the report, the plane later diverted to a nearby third country after its crew struggled to put up their landing gear and declared an emergency.

The Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations "is reviewing all available information regarding a C-17 aircraft that departed Hamid Karzai International Airport" on Monday.

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"Faced with a rapidly deteriorating security situation around the aircraft, the C-17 crew decided to depart the airfield as quickly as possible," according to an Air Force statement.

"In addition to videos seen online and in press reports, human remains were discovered in the wheel well of the C-17 after it landed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar," the statement said. "The aircraft is currently impounded to provide time to collect the remains and inspect the aircraft before it is returned to flying status."

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The Kabul airport witnessed chaotic scenes earlier this week as Afghans tried to flee in desperate bid to leave the country amid Taliban takeover.

Both US troops and Taliban fighters fired into the air as thousands streamed into the airport in the hope of boarding civilian flights ¨C although most had been cancelled.

Others moved on to the military side of the airport where American, British and other foreign governments were airlifting their nationals and some Afghans who had worked for them out of the country.

Evacuation flights were subsequently suspended for most of Monday but resumed a day later after the runway at Kabul was cleared.