Afghan footballer Zaki Anwari dies after falling from US plane at Kabul airport: Report

In a tragic turn of events, a national team footballer reportedly died after he fell from a US military plane at the Kabul airport on Monday. Young football player Zaki Anwari had climbed onto the C-17 plane that took off from the Kabul International airport.

Desperate to flee the country after the Taliban takeover, panic-stricken people of Afghanistan including Anwari flocked to the Kabul airport in a bid to flee the nation. Visuals showed that many trying to board the moving plane as it took off from the national capital.  

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Anwari’s death after his fall from the C-17 plane was confirmed by the General Directorate for Sport, reported Afghan news agency Ariana. 

Anwari represented the Afghanistan national youth football team. His remains were found in the wheel of the aircraft when it landed in Qatar, reported DailyMail. 

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