US and NATO forces leave Bagram airfield in Kabul

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan National Army stands guarded Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: A general view of Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: An Afghan boy cycles on a roadside behind the Bagram airfiled while Afghan forces secure base towers 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: A general view of Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan people cycle on a roadside behind the Bagram airfiled while Afghan forces secure base towers 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: An Afghan boy cycles on a roadside behind the Bagram airfiled while Afghan forces guard base towers 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan National Army inspect the vehicles at a checkpoint on the road near to Bagram airfiled in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. Haroon Sabawoon/ Anadolu Agency

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: An Afghan National Army stands guard at a checkpoint on the road near to the Bagram airfiled in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan National Army stand guard at a checkpoint on the road near to the Bagram airfiled in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Afghan National Army inspect the vehicles at a checkpoint on the road near to Bagram airfiled in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: An Afghan National Army checks passengers at a checkpoint on the road near to the Bagram airfiled in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: Smokes rise from a brick kiln near to the Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 03: An Afghan family walk on the roadside near to the Bagram airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 03, 2021. After nearly 20 years the 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. HAROON SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

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