Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley deliver remarks about the end of the 20-year military mission in Afghanistan at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on September 1. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Relatives of a family killed in a U.S. drone strike and other civilians gather next to a damaged vehicle in Kabul on August 30. The strike was aimed at a suspected car bomb. Photo by Bashir Darwish/UPI | License Photo
Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 30. He is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan. Photo by Jack Holt/U.S. Central Command | License Photo
Flag-draped transfer cases line the inside of a C-17 Globemaster II on August 29, prior to a dignified transfer of the troops’ remains at Dover. Photo by Jason Minto/U.S. Air Force | License Photo
Demonstrators protest the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 29. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
A child holds an Afghan flag at a rally to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan in New York City on August 28. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Protesters hold up signs and flags at the Save Afghan Lives rally in New York. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
A U.S. Marine assists evacuees at a checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 26. Photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/USMC | License Photo
Refugees are evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26. Photo by Hassan Majeed/UPI | License Photo
Biden pauses while delivering remarks on the terror attack that killed 13 U.S. service members in Kabul on August 26. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI | License Photo
Refugees evacuated from Kabul are greeted by family members as they arrive at the Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va.,on August 26. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, as of August 25, about 88,000 had safely departed Afghanistan, with five flights carrying 1,200 passengers landing at Dulles outside Washington, D.C. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Refugees evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan arrive at Dulles. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Afghans gather outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in an effort to flee the country on August 24. Photo by Bashir Darwish/UPI | License Photo
Biden arrives to deliver remarks on Afghanistan and the Group of Seven at the White House on August 24. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
Taliban fighters stand guard outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport during an evacuation on August 24. Photo by Bashir Darwish/UPI | License Photo
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an Afghanistan war veteran, flanked by fellow Republican House members, speaks during a news conference on the Afghanistan evacuation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on August 24. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
A child waits with her family to board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 22. Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/USMC | License Photo
Biden (L) meets his national security team for an operational update on Afghanistan at the White House on August 22. Photo courtesy of the White House | License Photo
Taliban fighters patrol in the streets of a neighborhood in Kabul on August 22. Photo by Bashir Darwish/UPI | License Photo
Medical support personnel help an Afghan mother and family off a U.S. Air Force C-17 moments after she delivered a child aboard the aircraft upon landing at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on August 21. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force | License Photo
A large field near a row of barracks is being prepared to provide a soccer field and recreational area for the arrival of Afghan evacuees at Fort McCoy, Wis., on August 18. Photo by 1st Sgt. Michel Sauret/U.S. Army | License Photo
Civilians board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 19. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Air Force | License Photo
Biden (C) delivers remarks on the evacuation of American citizens and vulnerable Afghans at the White House on August 20. From left to right, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo
U.S. Army soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to departure for Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on August 13. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Brooks/U.S. Air Force | License Photo
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the media on Afghanistan at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on August 18. Milley stated that U.S. military intelligence did not indicate that Afghanistan would fall to the Taliban as quickly as it did, adding that the United States conducted a “deliberate and responsible drawdown” of troops. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Julian Kemper/Department of Defense | License Photo
Sullivan holds a press briefing on the troops withdrawal at the White House on August 17. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan in the White House on August 16. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo
Taliban militants gather after taking control of Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand, Afghanistan, on August 13. Taliban fighters captured Kandahar and Helmand, the two largest provinces in southern Afghanistan, and Ghor in the west, officials said on August 13, making significant military victories in their blitzkrieg towards power in Kabul. Photo by EPA-EFE
Biden said U.S. troops would be out of Afghanistan by August 31, ending the 20-year military presence during remarks at the White House on July 8. Photo by Tom Brenner/UPI | License Photo
