2 hours agoAmerican withdrawal from Afghanistan ends
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(5 years ago)The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. The news is confirmed by the Pentagon. The last flight of American forces from Kabul Airport on Monday evening marks the end of the longest US war, after 20 years. The final evacuation of US forces, those of allied countries and [...]
The news is confirmed by the Pentagon. The last flight of American forces from Kabul Airport on Monday evening marks the end of the longest US war, after 20 years.
The final evacuation of US forces, those of Allied countries and Afghan civilians has been chaotic.
Last week there was a suicide attack by Khorasan Islamic State militants outside Kabul airport that left about 170 Afghans and 13 American troops killed.
Several rockets were launched toward Kabul airport on Monday morning.
An American official told Reuters news agency that five rockets were launched at the airport, but that they were hampered by the missile defence system.
The militant group Islamic State said it claimed responsibility for the launch of six missiles.
It is not clear whether all the missiles were destroyed, as local residents reported the decline of several pieces in the street.
On Sunday, the American Army said that an attack on a car in Kabul has prevented an attack by the militant group Islamic state Khorsan, targeting people gathered at the capital airport.
Some 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14th.
While, over 120,000 people so far have been evacuated by coalition forces since the Taliban took over Kabul on 15 August.
Under an agreement between the Taliban and the United States reached in early 2020 on the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, after 20 years of operations there, the Taliban had pledged that they would not allow Afghan territory to be used by terrorist groups.
The deadline for full withdrawal of foreign forces was tomorrow 31 August.
The President of the United States has been under pressure to extend the evacuation deadline, but he has declined, saying there is danger if American forces continue to stay on the ground.
The US and Allied forces have joined Afghanistan in 2001, following al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks in the US on September 11th, 2001.
Biden earlier said the US Army has “reached” its intentions in this country to defeat al-Qaeda and prevent more attacks on the United States.
On Monday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution through which the Taliban are called upon to secure safety for people trying to leave Afghanistan. / REL
