Military planes at Kabul airport have been performing corkscrew landings and sending out flares to avoid potential missile attacks, report says
Sinéad Baker Thu, August 26, 2021, 11:12 AM Evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan. Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images More Military planes landing in Kabul airport fear potential missile attacks. They are using flares and corkscrew landings to avoid them, the Associated Press reported . The US and UK are warning about possible attacks, and some countries are stopping their evacuations. See more stories on Insider's business page . Military planes landing in Kabul airport are using various tactics to avoid potential missile attacks, the Associated Press reported . Military cargo planes have fired flares that could disrupt any missile fire coming towards them, and are also using corkscrew landings to avoid potential attacks, the report said. The AP has reported on these tactics being used since at least August 22. In recent days, Western nat...