Chandigarh: “Failed talks.
This can lead to good or bad results, but if we kill one, we will kill you all.” The Taliban rebels’ words, talking more than 20 years ago, remain engraved in the memory of the Anil Sharma, The cabin was responsible for Airbus IC814 flights which were hijacked which remained parked in Kandahar for almost a week in 1999.
In an exclusive interview to Ti from Switzerland, Sharma commemorated his encounter with the Taliban rebels.
“I just got out of the cockpit after serving tea to the pilot when I saw a masked man and a gun at hand.
He said, ‘Don’t try to do anything.
We have hijacked your plane.’ Immediately after that, I saw four other hijackers.
“” After we landed in Kandahar, the second command hijacker, named the ‘burger’ code, said in the chaste of Urdu, ‘Khaane-Peene Ka Saama Khera Ka Somaal because.
Do-Chaar Roz Lag Sakte Hain (Use saving food items.
Maybe It took two four days).
They are armed with pistols, hand grenades and knives, “Sharma added.
“This is the same scenario, as in 1999.
I remember that the ‘door 2’ on the left side opened and if there was an air hostess I had to pass it to go to the other side of the plane, there were instructions from the guerrillas they had to cover their heads.
On The night of December 29 (1999), the Talibanis brought women and children to the executive class, and they were quite rude with them.
The following morning, they announced that ‘talks have failed and if we kill one, then we will kill you’.
Sharma said, “We did everything on their orders.
When they were allowed, only then we served water and food to the passengers.
At one point in time, I could see outside and see a guerrilla on the jeep with a rocket launcher and bazookas.
One of the hijackers gave Know me that they are all ‘contract workers’ and they will lose their jobs after our work is finished.
“Sushil Kumar Verma, then a member of the senior crew and s Ekarang retirement as manager, is on A320 Help flight he Airbus A320.
He remembered, “I was told about the piracy on the night on December 24, 1999.
I knew that the annealing was on the flight.
The next day, I learned that the help flight would go to Kandahar, and I volunteered to be on it.” Interestingly, flight Help was canceled on two occasions before getting permission.
“On December 27, around 11:30 a.m., I was told that I had gone to the flight.
I took my private vehicle to the airport because there were no taxis at the time only with a shaving kit, a valid document and training manual.
Flight departed at 1.30pm With 52 of us, including technicians, doctors, engineers, officials from MEA, etc.
We landed at Kandahar at around 350 a.m.
“He added,” Before landing, looking out the window, I saw the Talbanis on the vehicle with a rocket launcher and Bazoka keeps the runway on both sides.
We were allowed to step out of the plane on the second day in an airport building only after the Talibanist did an external search for aircraft (internally and externally) and satisfied (to let us out).
After a few days, I see People come with their families and roam around our planes.
It seems more like a picnic place.
It’s like Baga Imana they roam in Kabul now.
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