THE NEW YORK TIMES: The last vestiges of the American presence in Afghanistan have departed Kabul airport, U.S. military officials said Monday, ending an occupation that resulted in a complete takeover of the country by the adversary the U.S. military spent two decades fighting.
In recent days, American military leaders said the United States would continue evacuation efforts and fully withdraw no later than Aug. 31, the deadline set by President Biden earlier this summer. But those efforts were wrapped up a full day early — just days after an attack on the Kabul airport by Islamic State Khorasankilled 13 U.S. service members and as many as 170 civilians in one of the war’s deadliest days.
Evacuation flights ended on Monday, and the military finished packing everything it intended to fly out of the airport onto transport planes before loading the remaining service members onto planes.
The last C-17, with the call sign MOOSE 85, departed at midnight local time carrying the last remaining American forces, a U.S. military official said. » | Lauren Katzenberg and Eric Schmitt – Jim Huylebroek contributed reporting. | Monday, August 30, 2021
We have just witnessed the total and utter humiliation of the world’s superpower! – © Mark
Chaos and bloodshed as last US flight leaves Kabul: Last two Americans, including acting ambassador, have now left, ending near 20-year occupation »
