{"id":45910,"date":"2021-08-31T19:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T17:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=45910"},"modified":"2021-08-31T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:06:31","slug":"united-states-complete-withdrawal-from-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/united-states-complete-withdrawal-from-afghanistan","title":{"rendered":"United States Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The United States of America (US) has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>All its service members have now departed, bringing an end to a 20-year campaign that saw more than 2 400 Americans die as well as tens of thousands of Afghans.<\/p>\n<p>A photo of Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, boarding a C-17 cargo plane at Kabul airport was released by the US Department of Defence, as he was the last US service member to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p>General Kenneth F McKenzie, head of US Central Command, earlier announced the \u201ccompletion of our withdrawal\u201d during a news conference at The Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>He said the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, was also on the last flight from Kabul. Said Gen. McKenzie:<\/p>\n<p>The last C-17 lifted off on 30 August at 3.29 pm (EDT) and the last manned aircraft is clearing the airspace above Afghanistan now.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US\u2019s diplomatic mission to the country would operate from Doha, Qatar, for the time being, as America enters a \u201cnew chapter\u201d in ties with Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said it meant Afghanistan had \u201cgained complete independence\u201d, Al Jazeera TV reported, with fighters near the airport firing into the air in celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The United States of America (US) has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport. 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