Megathread: President Biden Announces End of American Involvement in Afghanistan

Today, the United States has ended the final phase of its involvement in the 20 year War in Afghanistan, following through on President Biden’s promise of ending the nation’s longest war. The US’ involvement in the war began shortly after the September 11 attacks and has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghans, along with 2,448 American soldiers. Following months of troop withdrawals and the transfer of power to the Afghan government, the final act of US involvement concluded with the removal of military assets. Reuters has reported that a foreign diplomat has been quoted with the statement, “The last US planes depart now.”