The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan
F-15E Strike Eagle crews watched over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and were overhead as the final C-17 took off.
F-15E Strike Eagle crews watched over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and were overhead as the final C-17 took off.
The mysterious soldier was one of a number of people who managed to get out even after the airport gates were supposed to be shut once and for all.
The video provides an intimate and at times harrowing look into what service members went through as America stumbled out of its longest war.
The dogs were left at the airport when the U.S. military pulled out. Now, with the Taliban in control, their fate is anything but certain.
Groups of Americans escorted by members of the Taliban were among those that reportedly used this clandestine passageway into the airport.
Images of crated dogs left in a hangar at Kabul’s airport surfaced as the U.S. military left the country leading to a growing controversy.
Questions remain about the exact state of the aircraft and other materiel left behind, but the optics are still embarrassing for the United States.
The old 727 showing up among the military transports at Kabul International drew a lot of interest among flight trackers and open-source intel gurus.
Going in and getting out, these historic photos are the visual bookends to America’s nearly 20-year conflict in Afghanistan.
Aircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out.