Biden ordered the full withdrawal of approximately 3,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 2021.
In April 2021, Biden ordered the full withdrawal of approximately 3,000by Sept. 11 of that year. He later gave an updated timeline saying the U.S. military mission would end by Aug. 31, 2021.
In the final weeks of a planned exodus of foreign forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban seized provincial capitals before capturing the prized Bagram Air Base, a sprawling and once-stalwart U.S. military installation that was transferred toIn 2012, at its peak, Bagram saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through, making it the largest U.S. military installation in Afghanistan.Taliban forces stand guard in front of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021.
As the Taliban moved closer to the capital, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and Western nations rushed to evacuate embassies amid a deteriorating security situation. Despite being vastly outnumbered by the Afghan military, which had long received assistance by Western coalition forces, the Taliban marched into the presidential palace on Aug. 15.in Kabul in a desperate attempt to escape life under the Taliban.
For two weeks, U.S. troops carried out the largest airlift in American military history, evacuating more than 120,000 U.S. citizens, citizens of allied nations and Afghan allies from Taliban rule. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspended America's diplomatic presence in Kabul and transferred the remaining operations to Doha, Qatar.Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S.
"I remain forever grateful to the military members, diplomats, intelligence professionals and development specialists who not only worked together to advance the United States' Afghan mission for two decades — but who also conducted our withdrawal with the same resolve and bravery that defined U.S.
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