Last plane carrying evacuees arrives in Frankfurt, as Kabul air bridge mission ends
Record ID:
1633963
Last plane carrying evacuees arrives in Frankfurt, as Kabul air bridge mission ends
- Title: Last plane carrying evacuees arrives in Frankfurt, as Kabul air bridge mission ends
- Date: 27th August 2021
- Summary: FRANKFURT, GERMANY (AUGUST 27, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY VEHICLES WITHIN AIRPORT GROUNDS VARIOUS OF PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY AFTER ARRIVING FLOODLIGHTS ON RUNWAY PASSENGERS SEEN THROUGH PLANE WINDOW PLANE PARKED AT GATE SECURITY VEHICLE PARKED AIRPORT WORKER OUTSIDE PLANE GROUND CREW AT GATE SEEN THROUGH WINDOW PASSENGERS WALKING THROUGH AIRPORT AFTER HAVING LEFT PLANE VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS SEEN AT GATE PLANE PARKED AT GATE VARIOUS OF GROUND CREW HELPING PASSENGERS PLANE TAXIING AWAY FROM GATE
- Embargoed: 10th September 2021 02:33
- Keywords: Afghanistan Frankfurt arrivals Germany Kabul Taliban evacuations explosion refugees
- Location: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- City: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001ES20KZR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The last Uzbekistan airways flight HY3507 landed in Frankfurt on Friday (August 27) morning bringing in the last of the evacuees able to get out before the air bridge to Kabul ended.
The Frankfurt arrival marks the end of a Bundeswehr mission in Kabul that succeeded in evacuating over 5300 people including German and Afghan citizens.
Originally due to operate until August 31, the international operation was aborted after a series of suicide attacks at the gates of the airport on Thursday (August 26).
Media reported dozens killed and injured with some media saying there had been U.S. fatalities.
All Bundeswehr and mission personnel were evacuated safely the German government said.
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