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Last U.S. Military Rescue Plane Leaves Afghanistan, American Citizens Left Behind

Ryan Saavedra
Last U.S. Military Rescue Plane Leaves Afghanistan, American Citizens Left Behind
MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES

The last U.S. Military plane carrying evacuees out of Afghanistan has taken off and is almost out of Afghanistan airspace, ending the U.S. Military’s presence in Afghanistan, even as numerous American citizens remain trapped behind enemy lines.

General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., the Commander, United States Central Command (CENTCOM), said at a press conference that the Biden administration was still in the process of trying to get American citizens out of Afghanistan, even though the U.S. now no longer has a presence there.

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