Afghan refugee gives birth on U.S. evacuation plane


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Aug 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Afghan woman gave birth on board a U.S. evacuation plane on Saturday, moments after landing at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the U.S. Air Force said.

The woman delivered a baby girl in the cargo bay of an Air Force C-17 aircraft after going into labor and experiencing complications during the flight, U.S. Air Mobility Command said on Twitter.

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