C-17 carrying passengers out of Afghanistan Published Aug. 20, 2021 By Courtesy photo Air Mobility Command Public Affairs HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely transported 823 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Aug. 15, 2021. The initial count of 640 passengers included only adults, inadvertently leaving off 183 children seated in laps as passengers were transported from the flight line. The correct total passenger count of 823 is a record for the C-17. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)