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The Air Force did not say how many people died. It said human remains were found in the plane”s wheel well after it landed at al-Udeid Air Base in the Gulf state of Qatar.
Videos of the incident, including images of people falling from the aircraft as it took off, were widely viewed on social media. The images captured the initial chaos of a US-directed evacuation that followed the Taliban”s takeover of the country.
The Air Force said the C-17 Globemaster III had landed at Kabul airport to deliver equipment for the evacuation effort.
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