A Russian transport helicopter was looted at the Kabul airport during the chaotic scramble to flee Taliban militants following the group’s sudden takeover of Afghanistan, the aircraft’s operator UTair confirmed to The Moscow Times on Aug. 25.
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The Moscow Times: Russian helicopter looted at Kabul airport
Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on Aug. 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war.