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US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal

by Lolita C. BaldorRobert Burns
| August 30, 2021 7:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's 20-year war in Afghanistan entered its final hours Monday with the last Americans seeking to be evacuated and the U.S. military preparing to end its airlift and depart the Taliban-controlled capital.

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