The Air Force's Office of Special Investigations (OSI) has cleared the crew operating the C-17 aircraft that lifted off as multiple civilians clung to the jet during the U.S.'s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Military.com reports.

Why it matters: Several people were killed after plummeting from the aircraft, which had been departing Kabul following the country's fall to the Taliban. OSI said it would review the incident upon discovering human remains in the plane's wheel well.

What they're saying: Military investigators and lawyers have cleared the C-17 crew, which had been working "during an unprecedented evacuation where resources were constrained to on-going security and evacuation activities," the office said in a statement to Military.com.

The big picture: The deaths at the Kabul airport were largely a reflection of the Biden administration's failures in preparing evacuations for Afghan allies.