Sports / Afghan national team's footballer died in fall from US plane at Kabul airport: Report

Afghan national youth team's 19-year-old footballer Zaki Anwari died in a fall from a US plane at Kabul airport on Monday, Afghan news agency Ariana said. Anwari fell from US Air Force's Boeing C-17 aircraft and the death was confirmed by the General Directorate for Sport, Ariana added. Earlier, reports said two people fell to their death from the plane.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 20, 2021, 03:18 PM
Kabul- An Afghan national team footballer died in a fall from a U.S. plane at Kabul airport on Monday, the Afghan news agency Ariana said on Thursday.

Crowds of people seeking to flee Aghanistan have thronged the airport since Taliban insurgents swept to power on Sunday, many seen trying to board a moving plane.

Ariana said Zaki Anwari fell from a USAF Boeing C-17 and that the death had been confirmed by the General Directorate for Sport.