Agencies Via Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-03 09:20 Share CLOSE Photo taken on Jan 23, 2018 shows a Black Hawk helicopter during a handover ceremony between the US forces and the Afghan air force in Kandahar province, south Afghanistan. [Photo/Xinhua]
$2 trillion spent in Afghanistan in two decades, with loss of thousands of troops
KABUL, Afghanistan－The final phase of ending the United States forever war in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began on Saturday, with the complete withdrawal of the last US and NATO troops to take place by the end of summer.
US President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces, about 2,500-3,500 US troops and about 7,000 soldiers from NATO countries.
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US forces hand over key base to Afghan forces
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By Xinhua Published: Apr 28, 2021 08:23 AM
The 16th batch of Chinese peacekeeping force of engineers to Darfur in Sudan returned to the main camp of al-Fasher after completing the withdrawal on April 24.(Photo: Xinhua)
Members of the 16th batch of Chinese peacekeeping force of engineers to Darfur in Sudan gather at the Natiti Camp and are ready for departure.(Photo: Xinhua)
The 16th batch of Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to Sudan board a UN helicopter to the main area of the Al-Fashir area.(Photo: Xinhua)
The 16th batch of Chinese peacekeeping force of engineers to Darfur in Sudan travel with other UN peacekeeping forces. (Photo: Xinhua)