How the Afghans fell from the Boeing C-17 plane, trying to escape from Taliban

Boeing C-17, Desperate Afghans, trying to leave Afghanistan, through Hamid Karzai Airport, after Taliban controlled Kabul.
A more detailed video will be uploaded soon.
A brief simulation of the possible scenario.
Videos circulated on the media shows at least two Afghans fall from a US plane leaving Kabul airport.
Other videos shows tens of Afghans clinging outside a C-17 plane above the nose and main landing gear.

[winterwonderwasteland]

I saw a VERY brief clip that someone from inside the plane recorded of one of the bodies caught in the mechanism flapping in the wind during flight. Entire body just flapping in the wind with probably every bone broken.

[dalerichards]

Imagine....fearing life more than death.😢

[UnlicensedOkie]

I can’t imagine the amount of desperation they felt.
I truly feel for everybody that is stuck in Afghanistan
All of those that want freedom, but are unable to acheive it
All of the innocent lives lost

[reynaldoflores]

In 1969, a 17-year old Cuban named Armando Ramirez stowed away in the wheel well of a DC8 airliner bound for Spain from Havana.
He endured freezing cold throughout the transatlantic flight, but arrived in Madrid alive. He is still lliving today.

[JK-tdhi]

Suddenly all my problems disappeared. I’m so grateful for everything I have in the US. How selfish we become when we’re accustomed to comfort. This is heartbreaking.

[cannonfodder]

If only they had been that willing to fight against the Taliban

[scuddrunner]

That C-17 was a McChord plane and I heard it was off line for a while while they cleaned the landing gear compartment of body parts.

[polpojliekwanjaroen]

Afghans when the US fought in the country:
You killed our civilians, stop being nosy with our country, and get out.

Afghans when US leaves : Pls, don't leave. 😢

[wartable]

If they only picked up AK-47s and fought for their country

[Mooncake]

I can't imagine the absolute horror they must have been trying to escape from

[gigagurke]

Beside the tragedy its truly one of the rarest deaths there is

[jacobcrader]

The people of this country. Let another country come in, fight off the enemy and force them into some hiding holes for 20 years, just to let that enemy immediately take over the country again as soon as the United States pulled out. What an incredible waste of time

[Mertoa]

The sad result of being uneducated about aircraft and landing gear.

[mykehunt]

We all know how they fell off. We all wanna know why they didn’t think they would.

[josephastier]

There is a video shot from the ground as the C-17 flies over at several hundred feet above ground level. A couple bodies are seen falling, presumably when gear doors closed or the aerodynamic forces became too great

[MattH-wgou]

I know some of the pilots and crew that flew these jets. It was gnarly. Many of them are still messed up from it. There's a peephole window in the fuselage that allows crew to look into the gearwells for troubleshooting, etc. 4000psi of hydraulic pressure aint gonna stop for a person. Once the gear were up, they saw...not good...

[lonespiritofthenight]

Imagine the ones who fell off first breaking god knows what & having no medical care 😢, then being disabled for the rest of your life in Afghanistan 😬

[T-puma]

People calling them stupid but to me they seemed Desperate as like a last atrempt or die trying

[yourma]

1:19 the upswing in the music and that zooming on the dangling legs had me all creased.

[from-here-there]

One comment suggested that, they thought the crew will stop the plane and allow them to board before taking off, a good point to start with.