August 15 marks the one-year anniversary since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.

According to reports, three stowaways fell to their death from a US Air Force plane moments after it took off in Afghanistan on August 16.

The desperate Afghans climbed onto the flap above the landing wheels of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as it taxied onto the runway at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

An Apache helicopter cleared hundreds of people from the runway so the aircraft could take off.

It is believed that three stowaways managed to cling onto the aircraft as it took off. The footage shows an object, believed to be one of the stowaways, falling from the plane.

Afghan air space has since been closed, with commercial flights from Kabul being cancelled. The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority has advised transit aircraft to take longer alternative routes instead.

Taliban forces seized Kabul on August 16, settling into the presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

Stowaways fell to their death from a U.S. Air Force plane moments before after it took off in Afghanistan today.

The desperate Afghans climbed onto the flap above the landing wheels of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as it taxied onto the runway at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

An Apache helicopter cleared hundreds of people from the runway so the aircraft could take-off but stowaways managed to stay on the outside.

However, three stowaways who managed to cling to the plane died when they fell during its ascent into the sky and the wheels retracted while five others were killed amid frantic scenes on August 16 morning.

Afghan air space has since been closed, with commercial flights from Kabul being cancelled. The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority has advised transit aircraft to take longer alternative routes instead.

Taliban forces seized Kabul on August 16, settling into the presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

A Taliban spokesman said the war was 'over' and that the militants have accomplished their objective or retaking the Middle East country following two decades of western occupation started by former leaders George Bush and Tony Blair.

Mohammad Naeem said: 'We have reached what we were seeking, which is the freedom of our country and the independence of our people. We will not allow anyone to use our lands to target anyone, and we do not want to harm others.'