Military planes evacuating Afghans make ‘diving combat landings’ amid ISIS missile fears

Military planes making evacuation runs into Kabul have been filmed dropping flares and carrying out nosedive combat landings amid fears ISIS terrorists may try to shoot the aircraft down.

A French transport plane was filmed deploying several flares designed to confuse heat-seeking technology used in missiles.US military planes also performed rapid diving combat landings to beat the threat of a sudden missile attack.

Taliban forces controlling Kabul are not thought to be attempting to shoot down military aircraft during evacuation efforts but US military officials have said they fear a possible attack by the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan.