News media reported the withdrawal of the last group of US troops from Kabul airport and the transfer of control of the airport to the Taliban.
“All foreign occupying forces” left Afghanistan moments before, according to a senior Taliban official, citing a senior Taliban official.
The last group of US troops left Kabul airport by C17 Globe Master Aircraft, US media reported.
According to the media, three US C17 military transport planes left Kabul airport before midnight local time and the entire control of Kabul airport was handed over to the Taliban.
The number of people leaving Afghanistan was 114,000, of whom 6,000 were American citizens.
It was previously reported that 300,000 US colleagues and their families are in Afghanistan, indicating that more than half of them have left.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed the withdrawal of United States
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the departure of the last American occupying soldier.
The Pentagon has announced the end of its mission in Afghanistan
The US Department of Defense has confirmed the end of its 20-year presence in Afghanistan.
According to Sputnik, Pentagon spokesman Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said US troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan and that the mission in the country was now over.
“With the withdrawal of troops, the 20-year mission will end,” he said during a briefing.
Earlier, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said: The operation in Afghanistan will end soon, but our efforts to support relief work will continue, and although it is a dangerous mission, we have the power to continue the operation with the withdrawal of our forces.
Meanwhile, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced that the US ambassador had left Afghanistan with the last flight.
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