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The sound of gunfire is heard across Kabul and fireworks can be seen in the sky early Tuesday after the US military confirmed the last US troops had left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. IMAGES
A Qatar Airways passenger aircraft arrived at Kabul's airport Friday afternoon after the resumption of evacuation flights on Thursday, with the first 100 passengers arriving at Doha. IMAGES
"We did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out," says Commander of US Central Command Kenneth McKenzie as he announces the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan, concluding a 20-year conflict that ended with the Taliban seizing control of the country. SOUNDBITE
The sound of celebratory gunfire is heard across Kabul and fireworks can be seen in the sky early Tuesday after the Pentagon and Taliban separately confirmed that the last US troops had left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. [COMPLETES VIDI9LX2RZ_EN] IMAGES
UK troops arrive in Kabul to aid British nationals and diplomats still in the country as the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital. Taliban officials have said that their militants have entered multiple districts in Kabul, while others have taken over the presidential palace. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).