Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster pilots Flight Lieutenants Sam Stephens and Stephen Vanderdoes prepare to take off from Hamid Karzai International Airport after boarding Australian citizens and visa holders to evacuate from Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.

Second Aussie C-17 out of Kabul

21/08/202121/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2212 Views 0 Comments Evacuation of Kabul

The following video shows the evacuation of some 60 Australians and Afghan visa holders in the Evacuation of Kabul as mentioned by Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday.

CAPTION: RAAF C-17A Globemaster pilots Flight Lieutenants Sam Stephens and Stephen Vanderdoes prepare to take off from Hamid Karzai International Airport with Australian citizens and visa holder evacuees from Kabul. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.

The video also shows a contingent from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), disembarking with vehicle and equipment to augment security on the ground in Kabul.

Also, heartwarming shots of Aussie soldiers hugging evacuees they recognise in the queue.