The US Defense Ministry showed the last American military who left Afghanistan. Frame posted in Twitter account Pentagon.
The picture made by the infrared chamber was captured by Lieutenant-General Chris Donahue, commander of the 18th airborne case. It rises to the US Air Force C-17 with an assault rifle in hand. After his landing, the USA officially completed the withdrawal of his troops from the Islamic Republic.
The fact that in Afghanistan there is not a single American service person left, on the night of August 31, the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (USCENTCOM) General Kenneth McCenzi said. According to him, for the entire period of the campaign in Afghanistan, 2461 American military and civilians were killed. More than 20 thousand US citizens were injured, he added. In turn, the representative of the Taliban movement (prohibited in Russia) Zabihulla Mujahid said that with the departure of American troops Afghanistan gained complete independence.
On August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul and declared the complete control over the territory of Afghanistan. They also announced that soon the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was proclaimed.