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Last American troops flown out Afghanistan almost 20 years after it invaded the country

Aug 31, 2021 07:41 By News Northern Sound
Last American troops flown out Afghanistan almost 20 years after it invaded the country
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Up to 200 US citizens are still in the country.

The last American troops and diplomats have been flown out of Kabul airport, almost 20 years after it invaded the country.

It marks the end of a chaotic withdrawal which has seen the biggest air evacuation in history.

More than 120,000 people have been flown out of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.

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The United Nations says future evacuees must be given free passage.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes between 100 and 200 US citizens are still there:

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