The US military transport aircraft shown in a now-iconic photograph jam-packed with Afghans fleeing the country's Taliban takeover held a record 823 passengers, the Pentagon said Friday. The US military's Air Mobility Command said the original estimate of 640 Afghans, seated on the hard floor of the giant C-17 Globemaster III -- already more than double the normal capacity -- omitted children passengers. The count was made based on the number of seats filled on the buses delivering the passengers to the C-17 and left out all the children seated on laps, it said on Twitter. Ultimately, the aircraft, which was headed to Qatar, "safely transported 823 Afghan citizens fro
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