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A baby girl born on a U.S. military evacuation flight en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday has been named Reach after the call sign of the aircraft, according to the top U.S. general in Europe.

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The head of US European Command told reporters on Wednesday that officials had spoken to the mother and father of the child, adding that they have decided to name her Reach because the transport aircraft’s call sign is Reach 828.

An Afghan girl born aboard a US military plane as her family was fleeing Taliban rule was named Reach after the aircrafts code name, US military officials said. The baby and her parent will travel to the US.

A baby girl born on a US military evacuation flight en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday has been named Reach after the call sign of the aircraft, according to the top US general in Europe.

The commander of the flights out of Afghanistan has confirmed the correct number of births after news outlets got wind of just one baby born on the plane.

A newborn baby girl is a beacon of light amid the chaos of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

US airmen helped three Afghan women give birth to babies after going into labor during an evacuation flight from Kabul in the past week, US army General Stephen

The Air Force C-17 had to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilise and save the mother's life.

President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.