WASHINGTON: The US military declared the takeoff of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, finishing up a 20-year struggle that finished with the Taliban holding onto control of the country.
"I'm here to declare the culmination of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the finish of the tactical mission to empty American residents," said General Kenneth McKenzie, the top of the US Central Command.
The last flight, a huge C-17 military vehicle, took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport one moment before 12 PM Kabul time, McKenzie said.
Onboard were US troops, their leader, and US Ambassador Ross Wilson, leaving behind a covered international safe haven that once hummed with many negotiators.
It came after an airdrop that had cleared around 123,000 unfamiliar nationals and Afghans escaping the traditionalist Taliban.
The last flight occurred under substantial security following two assaults on the fourteen-day departure activity by Islamic State-Khorasan - one a self-destruction besieging that left in excess of 100 individuals dead, including 13 US troops.
Recently, US President Joe Biden set a cutoff time of August 31 for the withdrawal of US powers from Afghanistan.
A significant number of the Afghans who were emptied had worked for the US military and consulate and different nations in the worldwide alliance.
McKenzie said the carrier finished around 12 hours before the last flight and that few hundred US residents stayed behind.
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