what happened to the baby delivered on a wall to the American soldiers

The image of a baby delivered on a wall to American soldiers at Kabul airport portrays the horror that Afghanistan has known since the Taliban came to power.

US Marine Corps spokesman Jim Stenger told EFE that the baby “He has found his father and is safe at the airport”.

A 9-second video that has gone viral on social media shows how, amid the crowds and chaos, a person delivered a baby over a wall at Kabul airport to an American soldier.

This soldier, according to Stenger, is a Marine in the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Armed Forces.

After being rescued, the newborn was taken to a medical treatment center and treated by professionals.

“This is a true example of the professionalism of Marines on site, who make quick decisions in a dynamic situation in support of evacuation operations,” Stenger told EFE.

Asked about the footage, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said it was an “act of compassion.”

“A father asked the Marines to take care of the baby because the baby was sick,” he said at a press conference on Friday.

“The Marine seen stretching his arm took him (the boy) to a Norwegian hospital at the airport. They treated the boy and returned him to his father“, noted.

Unlike Stenger, Kirby claimed he didn’t know where the baby was now. “Obviously, we have the responsibility to return a child to its parents. I don’t know who the father is, and if he applied for a special immigration visa (SIV), I don’t have that level of information. “, he added.

The US military released several photos on Friday showing its soldiers caring for children on the grounds of Hamid Karzai International Airport.

In one, a soldier smiles at a baby hugging him. In another, two military women carry babies in their arms, while a third shows a kneeling soldier giving a child a drink.

These images were a portrait of the chaotic scenes that are recorded in the capital of Afghanistan as people try to protect their families and children amid the US military withdrawal.

The United States began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan in May, but was forced to speed up the evacuation of Americans remaining in the Asian country and their allies after the rapid advance of the Taliban, who captured Kabul on Sunday. and they control almost the whole country after the flight of former President Ashraf Ghani.

In addition, the United States had to send military reinforcements to guarantee the security of the airport, after the fall of the capital at the hands of the insurgents, which took Washington by surprise.

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