The @AP FLASH
— Julie Pace (@JuliePace) August 30, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) _ America's longest war ends after 20 years as last US troops depart Afghanistan, concluding final, frantic airlift
An image of the last U.S. soldier leaving Afghanistan after 20 years of war, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. https://t.co/LqLHSKCmmJ
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) August 30, 2021
U.S. service members have officially completed the largest non-combatant evacuation in U.S. military history – evacuating more than 122,000 people from Afghanistan since the end of July. The women and men who completed this mission have ended America's longest war. pic.twitter.com/z4fsStXUYz
— The White House 46 Archived (@WhiteHouse46) August 30, 2021
"The United States has been humbled today. It is another empire that has…stumbled in Afghanistan," Richard Engel says, adding, of the Afghanistan government, "it was given a first blow by Trump and then a death blow by the Biden administration." https://t.co/rbTEXgfkTk
— MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) August 30, 2021
LIVE: @PentagonPresSec John F. Kirby and @CENTCOM commander, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., hold a news briefing at the Pentagon. https://t.co/1K6jZV6Sni
— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) August 30, 2021
JUST IN: Sec. of State Antony Blinken announces that America's diplomatic operations have been transferred from Kabul to Doha, Qatar. https://t.co/UH8x9J4m4O pic.twitter.com/ZS63aqNYZS
— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2021
And many didn't want to leave pic.twitter.com/u8xAgUUey0
— Rhonda Harbison (@RonnieMotes8) August 30, 2021
Biden says there was unanimity among U.S. military leaders to end Afghan airlift mission as planned, will address nation Tuesday https://t.co/m67Gpn1Vo6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 30, 2021
NEW: Pres. Biden will address the nation on Tuesday afternoon on his "decision not to extend our presence in Afghanistan beyond 8/31,” according to White House statement. https://t.co/qWZC8iwcC0 pic.twitter.com/OW25R5mbed
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 30, 2021
“Serious people have an obligation to think about how to mitigate the horrors that will take place within Afghanistan, and to mitigate the damage not just to American foreign policy but to the cause of all who defend or seek freedom anywhere in the world.” https://t.co/6PInNC13A3
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 30, 2021
As the last military planes leave Afghanistan, bringing America’s longest war to an end, I hope we can agree, we owe eternal gratitude to the men & women and their families who served, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to country. https://t.co/6p0Nwv1I3E
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) August 30, 2021
“In a stark change from recent years, an American leader has done the hard thing, the right thing: set aside politics and put both America’s interests and values first.”https://t.co/8Hm1vKSzSc
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) August 30, 2021
"We came in with noble motives 20 years ago… a desire to punish Afghanistan for having harbored Al-Qaeda… then a desire to make Afghanistan some form of a Greek democracy… we spent 20 years doing our best and it didn't work" – @BeschlossDC w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/CECXiRhx8e
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 31, 2021
Today the last US military plane left Afghanistan.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) August 30, 2021
America has been at war for 226 of the 244 years it has existed. The 46 million Americans who are 20 & younger have never seen 1 day without war.
Enough is enough. Our children deserve a future without war, at home or aboard.
#Taliban fighters enter a hangar in #Kabul Airport and examine #chinook helicopters after #US leaves #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/flJx0cLf0p
— Nabih (@nabihbulos) August 30, 2021
Explainer: What happens now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan? https://t.co/ABJ7ZfIrGq pic.twitter.com/LygN4TmLoj
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 30, 2021
Afghanistan is critically dependent on foreign aid. It is the abrupt end to funding from the West that jeopardizes their material survival, writes FP's @adam_tooze.https://t.co/lsJJu43Ygy
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 30, 2021
🔴 Several women's rights activists and at least one prominent female former Afghan MP who were promised safe passage to the UK remain in hiding https://t.co/VOluJrae3v
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 30, 2021
Today, many attended a solemn & emotional mass funeral held for the 10 civilians said to have been killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Kabul. It was a heartbreaking event for all. 7 children are amongst the dead. #Afghanistanhttps://t.co/BxSHCpqqqr pic.twitter.com/m65T0mkrtz
— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) August 30, 2021
The Overnight Note 