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A baby girl was born on an evacuation flight as the mother from Afghanistan was evacuated amid the continuing chaos in Afghanistan. Afghan woman went into labour en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
The Air Mobility Command tweeted from its handle (@AirMobilityCmd), “Medical support personnel from the 86th Medical Group help an Afghan mother and family off a U.S. Air Force C-17, call sign Reach 828, moments after she delivered a child aboard the aircraft upon landing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21. During a flight from an Intermediate Staging Base in the Middle East, the mother went into labor and began having complications.”
“The aircraft commander decided to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilize and save the mother’s life. Upon landing, Airmen from the 86th MDG came aboard and delivered the child in the cargo bay of the aircraft. The baby girl and mother were transported to a nearby medical facility and are in good condition,” the tweet further stated.
The US Air Force said the both the baby and mother are in good condition and at a medical facility. At one point on the journey, the pregnant woman began having complications. The pilot had to descend in order to increase air pressure on board the plane, which helped stabilise and save the mother’s life.
US forces currently control the airport. About 17,000 people have so far been airlifted from the site by the US military, the White House said on Saturday.
US President Joe Biden has set a deadline of 31 August for the withdrawal of all US troops from the country. However, several nations are seeking an extension to this deadline to help safely evacuate their citizens and Afghans who served with Western agencies. It is feared they are at risk of Taliban reprisals.
“They want to evacuate 60,000 people between now and the end of this month,” EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell told.
