Afghan footballer has been killed after falling from a military aircraft which was leaving Kabul airport on Monday, the Afghan news agency Ariana said on Thursday.
Zaki Anvari, the former Afghan national youth team footballer, is reportedly to be one of seven who died falling from the aircraft.
Crowds of people seeking to flee Aghanistan have thronged the airport since Taliban insurgents swept to power on Sunday, with many seen trying to board a moving plane.
Ariana said Zaki Anwari fell from a USAF Boeing C-17 and that the death had been confirmed by the General Directorate for Sport.Online tributes were posted to the talented footballer, who is believed to have been 19.Journalist Babak Taghvaee reported: "Very sad to hear that one of the.
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