DThe last military plane took off from Kabul Airport on Monday-there are now no American soldiers in Afghanistan. Kenneth Frank McKenzie, the commander-in-chief in charge of the Central Command, said at the Pentagon that the evacuation mission from Kabul has also ended.
The commander said that the retreat was related to a lot of pain because “we didn’t get everything we wanted.” As of July, 123,000 citizens of the United States and allies, as well as Afghan workers and the most vulnerable groups, have been airlifted out of the country. Since August 14 alone, Americans and other countries have shipped 79,000 people out of Kabul.
President Joe Biden In a statement on Monday, the operation was unprecedented in terms of “courage, professionalism and determination.” Biden reiterated his decision to withdraw in writing, saying that this is the best way to protect the lives of his soldiers. He wants to give another speech on Tuesday.
This ended the 20-year war in Afghanistan launched by George W. Bush against Osama bin Laden, the terrorist organization Al Qaeda and its cover after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 Taliban fight. According to Brown University data, 241,000 people have died in war zones in the past 20 years, of which 71,000 were civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan. More than 2,300 American soldiers died in Afghanistan.
The war cost the Americans a total of 2 trillion U.S. dollars. They provided the Afghan army with weapons worth 83 billion US dollars-the arms industry benefited, but they were unable to establish a stable leadership.Secret service CIA Various militia groups have also been armed to combat Islamists.
Donahue is the last U.S. soldier in Afghanistan
In the 24 hours as of Monday morning, 26 C-17 military aircraft flew another 1,200 people. The last Americans to leave Kabul were Congressman Ross Wilson and General Christopher Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Apart from them, there were no more American citizens on the last five American planes. Donahue is the last of more than 775,000 American soldiers sent to Afghanistan in the past 20 years.
The army posted a photo showing the general shortly before boarding. Donahue was recently sent to Kabul to help protect the airport. CNN broadcast a video in which the Taliban can be seen rushing into a hangar at the airport where abandoned US military helicopters are parked. It is said that most of the military materials are harmless; the Americans also blew up a CIA base near Kabul before retreating. A Taliban spokesperson wrote on Twitter that the Taliban used aerial shots to celebrate the withdrawal of soldiers.
Secretary of State Anthony Brinken said on Monday night that the United States will continue to do everything possible to help people who want to leave the United States. This applies to Americans and Afghans working for the United States. The government estimates that there are still about a hundred American citizens in the country.
They are currently trying to find them. “U.S. work in Afghanistan continues, we have the next step, and we will implement it,” Brinken assured. After the withdrawal of the Qatar Embassy in Doha, diplomats dealing with Afghanistan will continue to work. “The military mission is over, and the new diplomatic mission has begun,” the minister said.
How to arrange departure in the future?
Brinken had previously held a conference call with the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven. There have been discussions on how to organize the departure of Afghans in the future, such as through negotiations with the Taliban on the reopening of the Kabul civilian airport. The minister said that with the help of Turkey and Qatar, a small number of daily charter flights may soon be opened. According to Foreign Minister Heiko Mas, 40,000 former Afghan employees and people in need of protection are still waiting to be accepted in Germany.
On Monday, the United Nations passed a resolution against the Taliban proposed by the United States. Only by meeting the three criteria can these countries hope to establish formal international relations. People who want to leave this country should not be prevented from doing so, and the rights of women, children, and minorities should be respected-there should be no terrorist attacks on Americans and their allies, and the perpetrators should not be covered.
In the past few days, Americans have repeatedly warned of new terrorist attacks. Last Thursday, at least 169 Afghans and 13 American soldiers were killed in a suicide attack by the hostile Taliban terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) at Kabul Airport.
On Sunday, the Americans then used a drone to target a suspected suicide bomber in a residential area in Kabul. A family of ten also died from the blow. According to Afghan sources, seven children were among the dead, including two two-year-old girls. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday that the incident is being investigated.
