Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America's longest war

'The last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a controversial 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America's longest war.

Officials said the last C17 aircraft took off with the US ambassador onboard after midnight local time on Tuesday.

They added that the diplomatic mission to assist those unable to leave before the deadline would continue.

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..America's longest war is over..'

- Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America's longest war, August 31, 2021



Context (US National Security Archives) - ' ..The U.S. government under four presidents misled the American people for nearly two decades .. deeply flawed Pentagon strategy..'

Pakistan is the Real Winner of the Afghanistan War, August 26, 2021

'..the direct consequences of a failure to deal,' August 29, 2021

Congressman seeking to relaunch Afghan war made millions in defense contracting, August 20, 2021


'..global corruption as being the root cause of many of the world's big problems.'

(Consumed by corruption) - '..the corrupt government of al-Maliki [or Karzai, you name them] alienated the people with its thieving..' - Navalny

'The United States .. a fragile democracy.'


'For starters, Americans are sick of this war and mainstream media warmongering.'

'..skeptical of waging comprehensive counterinsurgency warfare in distant foreign lands.'

'..the US military’s inability to engage in nation-building..'


'..not through endless military deployments..' - Biden

(The U.S. out of the Middle East) - '..Syria .. exit plan .. the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces .. the least apart in terms of their differing visions for the country..'

(Afghanistan, Realism & Restraint) - '..the Afghan war alone drove [US] decline.' - Afghanistan Buries Another Empire


'..only a few areas of the globe are of vital importance to U.S. security or prosperity..'

'America must lead, but mainly by example .. Most importantly, invest the savings to build a secure, dynamic, and prosperous America that others want to emulate.'

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