Original title: Oolong! The dense gunfire at Kabul airport was mistaken for an exchange of fire. The media confirmed that the Taliban fired a gun to celebrate the withdrawal of U.S. troops
Edited by: Li Zedong
According to CCTV News reported on August 31, according to Kabul news network, after the last batch of U.S. troops withdrew on the evening of August 30 local time, there were dense gunshots near Kabul airport. Local media initially mistook it for an exchange of fire. Later, it was verified that they fired guns for Taliban personnel to celebrate the withdrawal of U.S. troops and end the 20-year war.
After the withdrawal of U.S. troops, senior Taliban member vasik expressed "congratulations to all Afghans on their liberation and independence from U.S. occupation" on his social media.
According to Xinhua News Agency on August 30, Kenneth Mackenzie, commander of the US central command, announced on the 30th that the US military has completed the task of withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
McKenzie said at the Ministry of defense press conference that afternoon that the last C-17 transport plane took off from Kabul International Airport at 15:29 U.S. Eastern time on the 30th (23:59 Afghan local time on the 30th).
Mackenzie said that the withdrawal on that day not only marked the end of the evacuation of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, but also marked the end of the nearly 20-year military operation in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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