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July 03, 2021 18:10 IST
U.S. President Joe Biden had instructed the Pentagon to complete the military withdrawal by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
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An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at the gate of Bagram U.S. air base, on the day the last of the American troops vacated it on July 2, 2021.
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U.S. President Joe Biden had instructed the Pentagon to complete the military withdrawal by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the Pentagon says will be completed by the end of August.
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