On Wednesday, their "Operation Flyaway" helped ferry 51 people from Afghanistan to Uganda on a privately chartered plane financed by the GoFundMe campaign. Dozens of Afghan people got help to flee their country from Instagram influencer Quentin Quarantino. Those who were evacuated, Marcus said, were women, children, humanitarians and others "who've been fighting for the greater good in Afghanistan for a long time". The chartered flight that left Kabul early Wednesday morning is one of several private rescue efforts organised by various groups, separately and through collaborations, to help Afghans flee. Representatives from that North Carolina-based company, Raven Advisory, said they were able to pay for the mission using money raised through Marcus' GoFundMe campaign.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 28, 2021 23:15 UTC