US and NATO forces leave Bagram airfield in Kabul

US and NATO forces leave Bagram airfield in Kabul

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan National Army guard Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years he U.S. military left Bagram airfield which was the center of operations against al-Qaeda and Taliban in the country. The Bagram base was built up by Moscow when the former Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s. PARWIZ SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

“The Americans had come for their own profits, the US didn’t worry about me or even you, they just came here for its own plans, as they left may God ensure peace, and facilities in our country” explained Mohammad Hashim, Bagram resident.

An Afghan tribe elder added; “To say about the Americans, The Americans during the nearly 20 years destroyed our village, and our tribe. Understood! If these Afghans don’t be united, and not willing to develop Afghanistan, the foreigners could not either. They have not promoted Afghanistan; the Soviet came to build this country but they didn’t make it. The Americans come, and bombarded the mosques, schools, and wadding parties of the people. As you know that the US murdered a lot, they factionalism among the Afghans to fight against each other’s. Now Afghans are also friend with them, may God take them out, and may God do not bring them back.”