More than 600 fleeing Afghans cram into dramatic US military flight

The now-viral image was taken inside a US Air Force C-17 transport.

A photo shows more than 600 Afghans -- women, men, children and the elderly -- sitting packed on the floor of a cavernous US military plane, part of a dramatic airlift hours after Kabul fell to the Taliban. The now-viral image, obtained and posted by the respected military news site Defense One, was taken inside a US Air Force C-17 transport. The Afghans crammed in the giant cargo hold on the Sunday night flight were among those approved for evacuation by US authorities, according to the site. The US military said about 640 Afghans were on board.