US withdrawal concludes: The last US Air Force transport plane departed Kabul one minute before midnight Monday, in a hurried end to its 20 years of war in Afghanistan. Top developments in Afghanistan | 10 pointsġ. From the gates to the runway, visuals of Taliban leaders and fighters posing for photos from the Kabul airport flooded social media. The Taliban took full control of the Hamid Karzai airport as the US withdrawal concluded. READ | Major General Chris Donahue - the last American to leave Afghanistan US Department of Defense shared a picture showing the last US soldier, Army Major General Chris Donahue, stepping aboard the final evacuation flight out of Kabul.Īfter the US troops left, the Taliban, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war, said the 'victory' belongs to all Afghans.
Bringing to an end its 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the US evacuated its last troops from the Kabul international airport on Monday night.
