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One day before the deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States declared the end of withdrawal. The evacuation operation was carried out urgently until the very end, and the war in Afghanistan, which has lasted more than 20 years, has come to an end.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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Today (31st), one day before the deadline for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. Central Commander, who was in command of the evacuation operation, declared the end of the withdrawal.
[Mackenzie/US Central Command: Declaring that the withdrawal from Afghanistan has ended. The operation to evacuate Americans, people from other countries, and Afghan helpers is over.]
Even with one day before the deadline for withdrawal, the evacuation operation of the U.S. military continued to the very end.
A total of 123,000 people, including Americans, helpers and military personnel, have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far.
The number of Afghan civilians killed in yesterday's U.S. airstrike on vehicles threatened by suicide bombings has risen to 10, including seven children.
U.S. military authorities have launched an investigation, saying they take the matter very seriously.
[Jen Saki/White House Spokesperson: An investigation is ongoing into how the Afghan civilian deaths occurred. The
Taliban rejected French President Macron's proposal to establish a safe zone in Kabul so that evacuation could be done even after the evacuation deadline had expired. .
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution urging the Taliban to ensure safe evacuation from Afghanistan.