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Added on the 02/07/2021 21:35:45 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will be finalized by the end of next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters at a press briefing in Washington. "We expect it to be completed by the end of August," Psaki says. SOUNDBITE
Images of Afghan forces at Bagram after US and NATO troops left the biggest air base in Afghanistan, signalling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war. IMAGES
President Obama visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, to thank troops and their families for their service ahead of the holidays. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images of Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of Ramadan, at a mosque in Afghanistan's capital with security forces patrolling. IMAGES
Girls resumed classes across much of Afghanistan Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of their secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES