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Afghanistan crisis: Afghan national team footballer died in fall from US plane at Kabul Airport

Afghan footballer dies in fall from plane at Kabul [photo courtesy]

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.

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