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  • America's longest war over

    Nabih Bulos and Laura King LA Times, Syndicated content|Updated Aug 30, 2021

    KABUL, Afghanistan — The last U.S. forces flew out of Kabul’s airport, the Pentagon said Monday, bringing down the curtain on America’s longest war. The head of the U.S. Central Command, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, said the final liftoff of American military aircraft came one minute before midnight in Kabul — just before the start of Tuesday, the day set by President Joe Biden as the final deadline for the departure of U.S. troops. “Every single U.S. service member is out of Afghanistan,” McKenzie said — setting a cap... Full story