Dikhyaa Mohanty 
After the United States completed the evacuation of most of its citizens and thousands of at-risk Afghans, for the first time since 2001 there are no American troops in Afghanistan.
According to the reports, the United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban’s return to power. Thirteen fallen US service members, mostly in their 20s and born just around the time of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, returned 24 hours ago in the last of the caskets from Afghanistan, draped in the US flag.
US General Kenneth F. McKenzie stated that he announce the completion of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens and Afghans. The last C-17 lifted off from Hamid Karzai Airport on August 30 this afternoon at 3:29 pm.
US President Joe Biden stated that his 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended and he want to thank their commanders for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled in early morning hours of Aug 31.The Taliban have made commitments on safe passage and the world will hold them to their commitments. It will include ongoing diplomacy in Afghanistan coordination with partners to reopen the airport for continued departure for those who want to leave Afghanistan.
The last task US troops completed before catching the final plane: They disabled the C-RAMS (Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar System).
