{"id":100572,"date":"2021-08-17T12:09:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100572"},"modified":"2021-08-17T12:09:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:39:32","slug":"photo-from-2013-viral-as-modi-govt-rescues-800-indians-by-iaf-c-17-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-from-2013-viral-as-modi-govt-rescues-800-indians-by-iaf-c-17-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo from 2013 viral as Modi govt rescues 800 Indians by IAF C-17 aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special flight operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) reportedly landed in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 16 to bring back stranded Indians, including embassy staff. &#8220;India had kept C 17 Globemasters on standby for evacuation missions. One of them was sent to Afghanistan on Sunday and a second one took off from the Hindon air force station on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday,&#8221; reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/air-force-flight-lands-in-kabul-to-evacuate-indians-101629112225083.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GEEMS71\/status\/1427156359712186372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photograph<\/a> of hundreds of people cramped up inside an aircraft has now been shared claiming, &#8220;IAF C 17 with 800 people airlifted&#8230;This is from Kabul Airport this morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100573 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6dc44498-9a51-4156-a0f4-c1ecba947fed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6dc44498-9a51-4156-a0f4-c1ecba947fed.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6dc44498-9a51-4156-a0f4-c1ecba947fed-161x300.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image is circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=2084350448371692&amp;id=100003902722945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Twitter alike.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-100574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4103c9ba-1013-48f5-ade2-433a8307ee12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4103c9ba-1013-48f5-ade2-433a8307ee12.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4103c9ba-1013-48f5-ade2-433a8307ee12-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/4103c9ba-1013-48f5-ade2-433a8307ee12-694x1024.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has also received verification requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (76000 11160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100572 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-from-2013-viral-as-modi-govt-rescues-800-indians-by-iaf-c-17-aircraft\/img_20210817_000549\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210817_000549-1057x1536.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-from-2013-viral-as-modi-govt-rescues-800-indians-by-iaf-c-17-aircraft\/img_20210816_232302\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210816_232302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210816_232302.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210816_232302-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210816_232302-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/IMG_20210816_232302-768x887.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Image from 2013<\/h4>\n<p>A reverse-image search on Google shows an article on the website af.mil from 2013. The website, dedicated to the US Air Force, was not accessible but Alt News found an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200808061005\/https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/467793\/c-17-crew-members-reflect-on-philippine-relief-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived version<\/a> of the article from December 19, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/f75fffcb-4a53-437e-97c8-8cbb22698acf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1181\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/f75fffcb-4a53-437e-97c8-8cbb22698acf.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/f75fffcb-4a53-437e-97c8-8cbb22698acf-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/f75fffcb-4a53-437e-97c8-8cbb22698acf-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/f75fffcb-4a53-437e-97c8-8cbb22698acf-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also found an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210815233006\/https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Photos\/igphoto\/2000761292\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived link<\/a> of the photo details which said that it was taken on November 17, 2013. &#8220;More than 670 Tacloban residents sit onboard a C-17 Globemaster III before being evacuated to Manila following Super Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines,&#8221; says the description. The image has been credited to U.S. Air Force Photo\/Staff Sgt. Ramon Brockington.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100578 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/244d4271-cf66-45d0-b3b6-e7d8220897f2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/244d4271-cf66-45d0-b3b6-e7d8220897f2.png 1177w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/244d4271-cf66-45d0-b3b6-e7d8220897f2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/244d4271-cf66-45d0-b3b6-e7d8220897f2-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/244d4271-cf66-45d0-b3b6-e7d8220897f2-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim that the Indian government rescued 800 people by a C-17 is false.<\/p>\n<p>The US government put 640 people on the aircraft on Sunday during an evacuation effort. The C-17, numbered RCH 871, took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on Sunday for the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9897843\/US-Air-Force-crams-800-C-17-jet-Kabul-Taliban-takes-over.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100616\" style=\"width: 837px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1425c7fe-c908-4b11-a8be-b136b1fbb299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1425c7fe-c908-4b11-a8be-b136b1fbb299.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1425c7fe-c908-4b11-a8be-b136b1fbb299-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1425c7fe-c908-4b11-a8be-b136b1fbb299-768x746.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/policy\/2021\/08\/inside-reach-871-us-c-17-packed-640-people-trying-escape-taliban\/184563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense One<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/over-200-indians-including-foreign-ministry-staff-yet-to-be-evacuated-from-afghanistans-capital-kabul-sources-2511615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a> reported that according to its sources, at least 200 Indians, including some 100 personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, are waiting to be evacuated. Around 45 people were evacuated on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force C-17, carrying the second batch of diplomats, officials and journalists from Kabul, landed in Gujarat&#8217;s Jamnagar on Tuesday. After 24-hour negotiations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/iafs-c-17-aircraft-with-over-120-indian-diplomats-from-kabul-lands-in-gujarat-101629179389404.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">120 people were brought back to India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100619 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1980ff75-f338-4575-80fd-0d3c6237709d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1980ff75-f338-4575-80fd-0d3c6237709d.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1980ff75-f338-4575-80fd-0d3c6237709d-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The viral claim is therefore false on both counts &#8211; neither is the picture recent nor has the Indian government evacuated 800 people from Kabul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special flight operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) reportedly landed in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 16 to bring back stranded Indians, including embassy staff. &#8220;India had kept C 17 Globemasters on standby for evacuation missions. 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