In Pics | US withdraws all its troops out of Afghanistan; Taliban celebrate with gunfire

The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final US troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. Standing on the tarmac, Taliban leaders pledged to secure the country, quickly reopen the airport and grant amnesty to former opponents. In a show of control, turbaned Taliban leaders were flanked by the insurgents' elite Badri unit as they walked across the tarmac. The commandos in camouflage uniforms proudly posed for photos.

In Pics | US withdraws troops out of Afghanistan; Taliban celebrate with gunfire

Celebratory gunfire lights up part of the night sky after the last US aircraft took off from the airport in Kabul early on August 31, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

Taliban fighters sit in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war. Credit: AFP Photo

Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan; his departure closes the US mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and vulnerable Afghans. Credit: AFP Photo

Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the US withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

Celebratory gunfire lights up part of the night sky after the last US aircraft took off from the airport in Kabul early on August 31, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

A US drone flies over the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021 - The US military announced it has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Credit: AFP Photo

Taliban Badri special force fighters climb up on a vehicle at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country. Credit: AFP Photo

A Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country. Credit: AFP Photo

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