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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transports 823 Afghans from Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 15, 2021 after the U.S. military withdrew from the beleaguered country. (Photo: Air Mobility Command Public Affairs)
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Where it all began in 2001: The remains of the World Trade Centre smoulder as U.S. officials were no doubt making retaliation plans against Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida. (Photo: NOAA)
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Canadians joined the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan in 2001. In all, 158 Canadian Armed Forces members lost their lives. Here, a Canadian honour guard carries the remains of Canadian army Pvt. Sebastien Courcy during a sundown ceremony at Kandahar Air Field. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy)
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The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan involved the deployment of special forces, CIA operatives and air assets with the assistance of anti-Taliban resistance forces on the ground. (Photo: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen)
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Airmen guide qualified evacuees aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III while supporting the noncombatant evacuation operation in Afghanistan on Aug. 24, 2021. (Photo: ir Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul)
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Paratroopers facilitate the safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, special immigrant visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans out of Kabul on Aug. 22, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Central Command Public Affairs)
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Amrullah Saleh is now considered by many as the de facto president of free Afghanistan. president of free Afghanistan. Photo: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung)
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(Photo: VOA)
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Commanding General U.S. Central Command Kenneth F. McKenzie tours an evacuation control centre at Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 17. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Mark Andries)
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