NATIONAL: AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR IS OVER AFTER TWENTY YEARS
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban guard at Kabul’s airport says the last U.S. planes have flown out and celebratory gunfire erupted across the Afghan capital marking the symbolic end of 20 years of war. In Washington, the U.S. confirmed the withdrawal of its last troops, which faced a self-imposed Tuesday deadline.
Hemad Sherzad, a Taliban fighter stationed at the airport, said early Tuesday the last five U.S. planes departed around midnight. That would mark the end of a massive airlift that has allowed more than 116,000 people to leave since the Taliban swept back into power two weeks ago.
In announcing the completion of the evacuation and war effort. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said the last planes took off from Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. EDT, or one minute before midnight in Kabul. FULL STORY HERE
Derek
August 30, 2021 at 5:46 pm
Biden is an IDIOT! The war isn’t over! Not until our enemy says that it’s over. We can decide to stop fighting back but don’t expect them to peacefully accept the USA and Israel’s presence in the world. We’re the “infidels” and they won’t end the war just because Biden and Pelosi folded. What fools we have for leaders!