Human Remains Found in US Military Plane’s Wheel After Leaving Kabul: Air Force

Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane, some climbing on the plane, as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. Verified UGC via AP

The U.S. Air Force is investigating the lead-up to an incident earlier this week involving an American military aircraft that departed a Kabul airport with civilians hanging onto its landing gear who fell to their deaths.

A statement from the Air Force confirmed that human remains were discovered on the C-17 military plane, and it confirmed that the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is reviewing all information and details about the incident.