The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.

The United States Armed Forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August 2021, marking the end of the 2001–2021 war. In February 2020, the first Trump administration and the Taliban signed the United States–Taliban deal in Doha, Qatar, which stipulated fighting restrictions for both the US and the Taliban, and in return for the Taliban's counter-terrorism commitments, provided for the withdrawal of all NATO forces from Afghanistan by 1 May 2021.

Following the deal, the US dramatically reduced the number of air attacks on the Taliban to the detriment of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and its fight against the Taliban insurgency.

C-17s support Afghanistan drawdown 2021
C-17s support Afghanistan drawdown 2021 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
President Donald J. Trump and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at the United Nations General Assembly (36747065014)
President Donald J. Trump and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at the United Nations General Assembly (36747065014) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
General Austin S. Miller
General Austin S. Miller (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Secretary Pompeo Meets With the Taliban Delegation (50333305012)
Secretary Pompeo Meets With the Taliban Delegation (50333305012) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — 2020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.