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Taliban hail victory with gunfire after last US troops leave Afghanistan

Jubilant Taliban seeks 'diplomatic' ties with Americans; Kabul airport in limbo

Major Gen Chris Donahue boards a C-17 cargo plane in Kabul after just after Monday midnight, as the final American service member to leave Afghanistan.
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Major Gen Chris Donahue boards a C-17 cargo plane in Kabul after just after Monday midnight, as the final American service member to leave Afghanistan.

ReutersAssociated Press Kabul
Celebratory gunfire resounded across the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the Taliban took control of the airport following the withdrawal of the last US troops, marking the end of a 20-year war that left the Islamist group stronger than it was in 2001.
 
A shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport after the last US troops flew out on a C-17 aircraft a minute before midnight, ending a hasty and humiliating exit for Washington and its Nato allies.
 
An image from the Pentagon taken with night-vision optics showed the last US soldier to

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