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The sound of gunfire is heard across Kabul and fireworks can be seen in the sky early Tuesday after the US military confirmed the last US troops had left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. IMAGES
Soldiers patrol the area around the seat of government in Guinea Bissau after sustained gunfire, as regional bloc ECOWAS condemns what it calls 'an attempted coup'. People flee the area, while military vehicles laden with troops drive through the streets. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The West African nation has seen four military putsches since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974, most recently in 2012. IMAGES
Images near Camp Sangoulé Lamizana in Ouagadougou where gunshots were heard on Saturday night. Other military camps in the capital reported several gunshots. Burkina Faso's Defence Minister, General Barthélémy Simporé, said that "for the moment", no institution of the Republic "has been troubled". IMAGES
Images of aircraft at the Kabul airport disabled by the US military before it left Afghanistan on Monday. Taliban's 'Badri 313' unit or "special forces" were seen on the tarmac Tuesday morning. IMAGES
Gunmen launch a pre-dawn raid on a military compound in Kabul, officials say, in an assault that has caused multiple casualties and is the third major attack in the city in recent days. IMAGES
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