Original title: U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan Taliban Spokesperson: Victory belongs to all of us Source: Chinanews.com
China News Service, August 31. According to Agence France-Presse, on August 31, local time, a few hours after the last U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Mujahid said at Kabul Airport, “Congratulations to Afghanistan… this victory. Belongs to all of us.”
Mujahid also said, “We hope to establish good relations with the United States and the world. We welcome good diplomatic relations with all of them.”
US Central Command Commander MacKenzie previously stated at a press conference for the US Department of Defense that the last C-17 transport aircraft had departed from Kabul International at 15:29 US Eastern Time on the 30th (23:59 local Afghan time on the 30th). Take off from the airport.
MacKenzie said that the day’s evacuation marked the end of the U.S. personnel evacuation operation in Afghanistan, and also the end of the nearly 20-year military operation that the U.S. military began in Afghanistan after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
US President Biden issued a statement in Washington on the evening of August 30, announcing that the US military presence in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years has ended.
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