Who is the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan

Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, became the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, revealed the Ministry of Defense on Monday.

The Pentagon posted on its Twitter account a photograph of the soldier shortly before boarding a C-17, the military plane that took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday at 3:29 p.m. on the east coast of United States (19:29 GMT) and with which the United States ended the longest war in its history.

The 82nd Airborne Division is based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina and is part of the 18th Army Airborne Corps.

This parachute division, according to its website, fought in the First and Second World Wars, as well as in the Gulf War (1990-1991).

It was also used during the American invasion of Panama (from December 20, 1989 to January 3, 1990) and the war in Iraq (2003-2011), among others.

This Monday, US Central Command Chief (CENTCOM) General Frank McKenzie announced the completion of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the evacuation mission of US citizens, third country nationals and vulnerable Afghans.

At a Pentagon press conference, in which he intervened via telematics, McKenzie explained that in the last US military plane Acting US Ambassador Ross Wilson was also traveling.

In addition, he confirmed that since August 14, a day before the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, more than 79,000 civilians have been evacuated on US military flights from Hamid Karzai International Airport, including 6,000 Americans.

With the flights of the international coalition, the figure rises to more than 123,000 evacuated civilians.

The United States suspended diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and moved embassy operations to Doha, QatarSecretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday.

However, Washington will continue to “help” American citizens who wish to leave the country after the final withdrawal of American troops, he stressed.

In a televised statement just hours after the departure of the last evacuation flights from Kabul, Blinken said a small number of US citizens, “less than 200” and probably over 100, remained in Afghanistan..

In addition, Blinken said the United States would “work” with the Taliban if it kept its promises.

“Every step we take will be based not on what the Taliban government says, but on what it does to fulfill its commitments.Blinken said, stressing that they must win “all legitimacy and support” from the international community.

(With information from EFE)

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