The United States has ended its mission in Afghanistan after 20 years of war

United States Monday ended his assignment at Afghanistan, after 20 years of war, after leaving Acceptance of the last planes with their troops. This was announced by the head of the American Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth McKenzie, during a Pentagon press conference, in which he intervened virtually.

The US Ambassador to Afghanistan and the Commander of US Military Forces on Afghan soil were the last to embark on the final evacuation flight.

“Tonight’s withdrawal signifies both the end of the evacuation of military materiel and the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in Afghanistan shortly after September 11,” McKenzie said. “It is a mission that brought to justice Osama Bin Ladenas well as many al-Qaeda co-conspirators, ”he added.

Since the start of the war against the Taliban in 2001 and the subsequent military invasion which ended on Monday, more than 3,500 deaths of Western coalition soldiers have been recorded, including more than 2,300 American soldiers and 450 others, of the Kingdom. United, according to official statistics. In addition, 20,660 other American soldiers were wounded in combat, according to a report published by the BBC.

The latest evacuation flight and the final withdrawal of troops came after a long process in which the Taliban regained control of power in Afghanistan and the escalation of violence escalated over the past week.

“We have made history,” say the Taliban

The American holiday was celebrated with gunfire in Kabul, eyewitnesses reported. Shots came mainly from the main Taliban checkpoints, while cheers were also heard from places in the former “green zone”.

“We have made history. The 20-year occupation of Afghanistan by the United States and NATO ended tonight, ”Anas Haqqani, leader of the Islamist movement, said on Twitter. “I am very happy after 20 years of jihad, sacrifice and hardship, to have the satisfaction of reviewing these historic moments,” he added.

Timeline of 20 years of war, terror and death between the United States and the Taliban

• September 11, 2001: Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, leads the biggest terrorist attack ever on American soil. Four commercial planes are hijacked. Two crash into him World Trade Center New York, which is collapsing. One crashes into the Pentagon building in Washington and another crashes in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people have died.
• October 7, 2001: A US-led coalition bombs Taliban and Al Qaeda facilities in Afghanistan. Targets include Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. The Taliban, which seized power in 1996 after a decade of Soviet occupation followed by civil war, refuse to hand over bin Laden. Its air defenses and its small fleet of fighter planes are destroyed.

• November 13, 2001: The Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban rebel group backed by coalition forces, enters Kabul as radical Islamists flee the city. Other cities are falling rapidly.
• January 26, 2004: After long negotiations in a “loya jirga” or grand assembly, the new Afghan constitution becomes law. The constitution paves the way for the presidential elections in October 2004.
• December 7, 2004: Hamid Karzai, chief of the Popalzai Durrani tribe, becomes the first president of the new constitution. He is serving two five-year terms as president.
• February 17, 2009: The US President, Barack obama, approves a significant increase in the number of troops sent to Afghanistan. At their peak, they numbered around 140,000.

• May 2, 2011: Bin Laden is located in a compound about 1.5 km from a Pakistani military academy. Al-Qaeda leader killed in seal assault of the United States Navy at a complex in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden’s body is removed and buried at sea. The operation ends a 10-year hunt by the CIA. Confirmation that bin Laden lived on Pakistani soil is fueling accusations in the United States that Pakistan is an untrustworthy ally in the war on terror.
• April 23, 2013: Taliban founder dies, Mullah Mohammed Omar. His death was kept secret for over two years. The Taliban leader was reportedly injured in the right eye by shrapnel in the 1980s. According to Afghan intelligence services, Mullah Omar died of health problems in a hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Pakistan denies that he was in the country.
• December 28, 2014: During a ceremony in Kabul, NATO ends its combat operations in Afghanistan. The United States withdraws thousands of troops. Most of those who remain in the country focus on training and supporting the Afghan security forces.
• January 25, 2019: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45,000 members of his country’s security forces have died since he took over in 2014. The number is much higher than previously thought.
• February 29, 2020: The United States and the Taliban sign an “agreement to bring peace” to Afghanistan, in Doha, Qatar. The allies of the United States and NATO agree to withdraw all their troops within 14 months.
• July 2020: The Trump administration agrees to an initial reduction of its troops from 13,000 to 8,600 by July 2020, followed by a full withdrawal by May 1, 2021. President Joe Biden extends the withdrawal period until ‘until September 11, 2021.
• May 1, 2021: Taliban and allied militant groups including Al Qaeda launch military offensive against Afghan government and his allies on the same date as most US troops were to withdraw.
• July – August 2021: The Taliban take control of 64 districts of the Afghan government and on August 12, they enter Kandahar and Herat, respectively the second and third largest cities in Afghanistan.
• August 15, 2021: The Taliban enter Kabul. The government collapses, President Ashraf Ghani flees abroad and the capital of Afghanistan is plunged into chaos.
• August 30, 2021: The last American plane leaves Kabul after a marathon time trial to evacuate foreigners and Afghans who worked with the Western coalition, and amid missile attacks claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State of Khorasan (IS -K).