US Air Force C-17 Crew Cleared After Afghans Clinging To Plane Fell To Their Deaths During Kabul Airport Evacuation

Daily Mail: Air Force concludes that C-17 crew are not at fault for deaths of Afghans who fell from their evacuation plane and were fatally crushed in jet's landing gear

* Air Force says its transport crew made the right decision to leave Kabul airport amid a chaotic withdrawal last August

* The USAF concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the evacuation from Afghanistan last year

* Crew exhibited 'sound judgment' in face of an 'unprecedented' security crisis, according to a report compiled by the military branch

* Desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels

* Crowds of people had surged onto the runway at the airport in Kabul in a desperate attempt to flee the country

* Human remains were discovered in the wheel well of the the C-17 military transport plane after it landed in Qatar

The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths or were caught in the wheels.

In a statement Monday, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said investigations into the deaths found that the crew 'exercised sound judgment in their decision to get airborne as quickly as possible when faced with an unprecedented and rapidly deteriorating security situation.'

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US Air Force C-17 Crew Cleared After Afghans Clinging To Plane Fell To Their Deaths During Kabul Airport Evacuation

Airmen cleared of wrongdoing in deaths of Afghans who mobbed C-17 during Kabul evacuation -- Air Force Times

Air Force: C-17 Crew Not at Fault in Deaths of Afghan Civilians Clinging to Aircraft -- Air Force Magazine

US Air Force C-17 Crew Cleared After Afghans Clinging To Plane Fell To Their Deaths During Kabul Airport Evacuation -- Military.com

Air Force: Crew Not at Fault for Afghan Deaths in Evacuation -- AP

Crew of aircraft found to have human remains in wheel well after leaving Afghanistan cleared of wrongdoing -- CBS News

US Air Force clears crew after human remains found on plane after Afghan evacuation flight -- CNN

Air Force clears crew in deaths of Afghans who clung to plane during takeoff -- FOX News

Transport crew made right decision to leave Kabul airport amid chaotic withdrawal, Air Force says -- Politico

Air Force finds aircraft’s crew ‘acted appropriately’ despite human remains found in wheel well -- The Hill

Air Force Clears Crews for Deaths During Kabul Airport Evacuation -- National Interest