**13-Year-Old Afghan Boy’s Miraculous Journey from Kabul to Delhi Inside Aircraft Landing Gear**
Amid the extremely concerning situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban administration, a 13-year-old Afghan boy’s “curiosity” led him on an extraordinary journey from Kabul to Delhi.
The young boy, desperate to leave his country, managed to do something nothing short of a miracle. According to official sources and reports from the news agency PTI, the boy sneaked into Kabul airport and hid inside the rear central landing gear compartment of a KAM Airlines flight bound for Delhi.
Remarkably, the boy survived the flight and safely exited the aircraft when it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Sunday, 21 September 2025. The flight, KAM Airlines number RQ-4401, had been airborne for approximately two hours.
The incident came to light around 11 a.m., shortly after the flight touched down at IGI Airport. According to PTI, airline authorities noticed the boy roaming near the aircraft after landing. He was promptly apprehended by airline personnel and handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who escorted him to Terminal 3 for questioning.
The boy revealed during questioning that his daring act was driven purely by curiosity. Hailing from Kunduz city in Afghanistan, he explained that he snuck into the Kabul airport and climbed into the landing gear compartment before the flight took off.
Following a series of questions, officials decided to send the boy back to Afghanistan aboard the same flight, which departed around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Security personnel of KAM Airlines conducted a thorough inspection of the landing gear compartment, where they discovered a small red-colored speaker that the boy apparently carried with him.
Officials reassured the public that the Kabul-Delhi flight was declared safe after comprehensive inspections and anti-sabotage checks were completed.
This extraordinary incident highlights not only the precarious situation in Afghanistan but also the lengths to which desperate individuals will go in search of safety or simply out of curiosity.
*With inputs from PTI*
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