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FILE PHOTO: US soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. Reuters
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Last US forces leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years

Gunfire has been heard ringing out across the Kabul, apparently celebrating the end of the US military involvement in the country

US Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. US service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan.
South Asia

US starts troop withdrawal from Kabul; retaliates for airport blast

FILE PHOTO: A US Marine passes out water to evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. US Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout via REUTERS
USA

"A number" of US service officials killed in Kabul airport attack: Pentagon

Photo :Khaleej Times
South Asia

US troops fire shots in air at Kabul airport as crowd mobs tarmac: witness

Factbox: What to watch for as the Taliban inch closer to Kabul
South Asia

Factbox: What to watch for as the Taliban inch closer to Kabul

People gather on the street as Taliban fighters stand guard on main road intersection in city of Ghazni, Afghanistan in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Taliban on August 12, 2021. Taliban Handout/via REUTERS
South Asia

Taliban seize more Afghan cities, assault on capital Kabul expected

The US flag is reflected on the windows of the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan July 30, 2021. Photo:Reuters
South Asia

US troops land in Kabul to evacuate diplomats

A Haitian police asks a woman to move away from a gate at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 9, 2021. A large crowd gathered outside the embassy amid rumors on radio and social media that the U.S. will be handing out exile and humanitarian visas, two days after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his home. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
USA

'We need help': Haiti's interim leader requests US troops

An Afghan army soldier walks past Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, MRAP, that were left after the American military left Bagram air base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP)
South Asia

US closing in on total pull-out, says more than 90% completed

U.S. Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and U.S. contractors prepare Mine Resistant Ambush Protection vehicles, MRAPs, to be transported off of base in support of the withdrawl mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan, August 21, 2020. U.S. Army/Sgt. Jeffery J. Harris/Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

From wasteland to bustling base, last US forces say goodbye to Bagram

An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at the gate of Bagram U.S. air base, on the day the last of American troops vacated it, Parwan province, Afghanistan July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
South Asia

Era ends, uncertainty looms as US forces quit main Afghanistan base

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (not pictured) in Rome, Italy, June 28, 2021.Photo: Reuters
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US troops come under fire in Syria after strikes against Iran-backed militias

Handover ceremony at Camp Anthonic, from US Army to Afghan Defense Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan May 2, 2021. Picture taken May 2, 2021. Ministry of Defense Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

Taliban launches huge Afghan offensive after deadline for US pullout