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‘The war is over. Cheers’ — Where do veterans land when the fighting is done?
War was a distant part of our lives and we just moved on with the day. What did it mean to me that the war was ending in chaos?
A Taliban leader offered the US control of Kabul during the evacuation. Here’s why a top US general said no
'It wasn’t a serious offer.'
Americans were promised an ‘orderly and safe’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. US troops say it was anything but
'The crowd there was crushing women and children up against the barricade'
Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul
"[W]e would be able to kill more of them than they could ever hope to kill of us."
Troops knew ‘an attack was coming’ at Kabul airport but their hands were tied, investigation reveals
'If you had been there, you would have seen that an attack was coming.'
They were children when the Afghanistan War began. As soldiers they carried the burden of ending it
"I feel like I let down a 20-year generation of soldiers."
The inside story behind the photo of the last soldier to leave Afghanistan
"I was stressed the entire time, like ‘Please be in focus, please be in focus.'"
‘Many died on the operating table’ — What Air Force search and rescue witnessed during the Kabul airport attack
"The hair on the back of your necks should be standing up."
The US withdraws under fire as the Afghanistan evacuation nears its end
The mission continues — for now.
13 US troops killed in Kabul airport attack [Updated]
'We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds. And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devastating grief.'