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'US left Afghan airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander'
– @AP, July 2021 https://t.co/kulf2CcPjN
'U.S. Quietly Slips Out Of Afghanistan In Dead Of Night'
– @TheOnion, July 2011 https://t.co/RHa75icN65
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) July 6, 2021
The U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and disappearing into the night. The base’s Afghan commander discovered the Americans’ departure hours after they left, Afghan military officials said.https://t.co/308ZjXnyxB
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 5, 2021
Our look at what US and other diplomatic missions thinking about situation in Afghanistan for their staff after troops exit (from @AP) by @Kathygannon photos by @aprahmati https://t.co/tyjhLWCSgQ
— Kathy Gannon (@Kathygannon) July 6, 2021