Kabul residents cheering and honking their car horns late on Monday night as American troops finish their full withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This man was one of those celebrating their departure - was also concerned about where to next for his country. "Today is the last night of the 20 years of the American troops occupation. During these 20 years, the Americans have done a lot of damage to the Afghan state. What will happen to the Afghan state after this? I appeal to all our political leaders, elders and young people, 'Let's take our matters into our own hands. How long will we remain dependent on foreigners? Let's put our homeland together ourselves."
The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, nearly twenty years after it began a mission with its allies in the country following the September 11 attacks in 2001.
The head of United States Central Command confirmed the final plane, with the last remaining US troops on board, had left Kabul's international airport.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution on Afghanistan that calls on the Taliban to honor its commitments to allow Afghans and foreign nationals to leave the country.
The United Nations says 10 million children are in desperate need of assistance in Afghanistan with UNICEF's Afghanistan representative saying the welfare of children in the country is the relief agency's highest priority.
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