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Chart of the Day: The Afghanistan exodus by the numbers
Updated 21:16, 31-Aug-2021
CGTN

As the last U.S. military plane took off from Kabul's international airport on August 30, 20 years after a U.S.-led invasion of the country.

A U.S. Central Command announced the completion of the troops withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the mission to evacuate American citizens, third-country nationals and Afghans during a news conference held by the Department of Defense on Tuesday.

Since August 14, the day before the Taliban regained control of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the U.S. and its NATO allies had hurried to evacuate as many people as possible before the pre-set deadline of August 31, by U.S. President Joe Biden.

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