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U.S. completes withdrawal from critical Afghanistan air base

by CBS Evening News

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Published 4 Jul 2021

U.S. troops completed their withdrawal from Bagram Air Base, which served as a critical anchor point to U.S. operations in the region. The withdrawal effectively ends U.S. involvement in the region, just as Taliban forces are growing stronger. Charlie D'Agata has more. "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" delivers the latest news and original reporting, and goes beyond the headlines with context and depth. Catch the CBS Evening News every weekday night at 6:30 p.m. ET on the CBS Television Network and at 10 p.m. ET on CBSN. Subscribe to the “CBS Evening News" YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1S7Dhik Watch full episodes of "CBS Evening News”: http://cbsn.ws/23XekKA Follow "CBS Evening News" on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1T8icTO Like "CBS Evening News" on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1KxYobb Follow "CBS Evening News" on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1O3dTTe Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

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@jeffmoore94873 years ago Our US leaders could never have "saved" Afghanistan. Just as in Vietnam and Iraq, our leaders produced only chaos and then walked away from defeat. 130
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@Nolimitation13 years ago Stop acting like a bad investor holding on to a depreciating stock. Just take the loss and move on. There is nothing to salvage from this garbage war the politicians sent good men and women to die for nothing. It is long past time to end this madness. ... 74
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@CoolNinja9253 years ago What a shame. So much money and lives spent there only to leave with defeat. Just like another Vietnam 40
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@Desi-driving3 years ago American you can never win the war against Afghanistan how shameful is that 50 most powerful countries couldn’t win war against few thousand men in 20 years . 14
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@ZeldagigafanMatthew3 years ago The deaths were in vain the moment we went in. Just like in Vietnam. 76
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@darthvadeth62903 years ago Don't be fooled. We're out of Middle East, but going into the East Asia now. The military industrial complex never sleeps XDDD 55
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@yaoypl3 years ago It is sad but is true. The US fought many wars since WW2 and won none. 25
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@thatcryptofool5543 years ago Dam they could have donated all that to our allies out here , especially the treadmill lol 70
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@nox_chan3 years ago Lockheed and Raytheon laughed all the way to the bank 63
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@williamwilson64993 years ago I did a tour there. Camp Alpha…didn’t leave anything behind, so no reason to go back. 67
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@lima32313 years ago Cost me tons of money and several years for remodeling my kitchen, then I found out this kitchen was not in my house, I have to move. but it's ok, I still have some extra money. 39
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@oulaneoulane70543 years ago A waste of time money and lives...sad smh.... 16
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@user-zf2ql7sz3n3 years ago NATO troops are fleeing Afghanistan, which confirms Afghanistan's status as a graveyard of empires. 13
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@otterchenox5063 years ago The only reason a thief leaves a house is that he has probably stolen them all😂😂😂 14
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@cindytackett71063 years ago 20 years is unimaginable and unacceptable. 10
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@richardmann33963 years ago And what exactly did the US accomplish in all these twenty yrs? 6
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@reckersworld93513 years ago Tomorrow's headline will be the enemy has a new base to use. 29
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@leehenry15983 years ago US imperialism: "paper tiger" . US allies: Paper Pigs（PP） 10
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@patpetersen76453 years ago that's a funny looking fast food joint 24
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@davisworth51143 years ago Iraq and Afghanistan repetition for belated mastery for loss in Vietnam, a massive American failure that the media has washed down the memory hole, our soldiers betrayed again. As a Vietnam veteran, it is enraging when our "leaders" commit war crimes and go unpunished, so few Americans serve in the military, no one has skin in the game, another sign of our self-inflicted downfall. ... 15
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@Unpluggedx893 years ago Had to go back to McDs twice because McDonalds got my order wrong. I asked for ONLY cheese and ketchup on my burger. Not NO cheese and ketchup! 37
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@nankerphelge38803 years ago Did they leave any mail in ballots? Just asking for Ruby. 6
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@1940limited3 years ago What did it cost US taxpayers? So we just give it away? Isn'it great spending other people's money? 8
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@Turkishdrama33333 years ago United States has done the same as a cowardly dog 2
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@johnb52543 years ago I still can't figure out why we were there for 20 years. What a colossal waste. 3
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@ThePoorBoy3 years ago America should be completely non-interventionist, focus on protecting its own borders, and let the world descend into chaos and tyranny (and it will). The people of the world need to learn to fight their own battles. America has given enough. ... 31
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@johnb52543 years ago I always knew we could never win here. Total waste of time, resources, and lives. 8
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@fpvillegas90843 years ago Simply put, American strategy was unsustainable. 🤔
Afghanistan needs to stand up to deserve their country.
Just like a human's body, medicines help in emergencies and in the short or medium term. But it is healthy lifestyle that will save you in the long run. ... 11
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@danmiller21773 years ago The American taxpayers money, that how the American government does to the hard working America taxpayers... We the America taxpayers are being abused by our own public sevents... Its very sad... 17
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@joesmoe69383 years ago If Afghans won't protect their own country, then why are we over there? 7
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@richardmann33963 years ago Which continent will be next for the US, I'm thinking maybe South America or Africa...where's the oil? 3
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@dontbestupid66643 years ago The Soviets and Americans were not only fighting the same people but they were fighting along the same side. The Northern Alliance.
That’s how hypocritical the US is. Let your troops stay home where the belong. 9
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@fernandoserrano93933 years ago It reminds me of my duty station in Germany. New barracks were built in 1985 and the last units left in 2006. It was improved many times and now most of the buildings that haven’t been demolished are now rotting. 1
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@cameroncalzone88603 years ago 20 years down the drain. at least we can finally move on 4
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@richhauxwell78483 years ago You all realize you can drill for oil through glass 3
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@MrBrewman953 years ago US be like, “ I got a trillion for a stupid base for a losing war but still can’t afford healthcare for our own citizens like every other developed country on earth.” 22
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@Jay-hr3rh3 years ago Would someone please educate me about when America has won a war? 3
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@sobia73283 years ago I think US army does not need weapons they need balls 7
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@nicknackpattywackshow50113 years ago I'm eating an oven roasted Jeenio turkey breast it's most absolutely delicious 17
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@YourOtherSock3 years ago Served a tour there in 2011. I still remember the Russian Tower. Also remember Tent City at Warrior Camp. 4
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@donhuntley64663 years ago Where next for our war machine? The investors need to know, their portfolio is in danger. 6
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@jumbe3 years ago Sooo how many thousands of contractors are being left? 4
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@fernandoserrano93933 years ago Were the buildings demolished? They were stripped of almost everything that had value. 4
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@stewartwells52003 years ago And immediately the locals come in and loot. 9
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@royrice85973 years ago Same old story with the US “occupying” a base half way around the world: As soon as the cat leaves the rats come back…. 9
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@tiberiuskirk7393 years ago Russians and Chinese waiting to move in ,so clean up on your way out 2
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@AasifWani363 years ago This destroyed material is not garbage actually this is graveyard of America 😜😜 2
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@blabberwulf76503 years ago How do you pronounce Henri ?
and what language is that ?
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@Nikolay_Slavov3 years ago The ammount of ammo and vechicles left behind which could of been donated to the US allies and not simply left behind which will soon be in the hands of the taliban is absurd. 1
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@alexisgapedids16813 years ago it's really hard to fight in unfamiliar territory and the loss of public support these led to the total withdrawal of american and coalition forces from afghan another longest war and another defeat after vietnam...
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@TheeRomantic3 years ago About damn time!! What a complete waste of time, money and we had no profit. 1
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@zzenonncustomerservice20023 years ago What a shame for the super power of the world , achieved nothing ! 2
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@uhadme3 years ago Typical tactic.. softening up the prey and turning it loose in the wild.
You're awesome helpers.
Playing heroes and... 2
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@kishankhan11793 years ago Us NATO forces left Bagram Airbase during the night and they distroyed all equipments including cars computers etc they're loser in Afghanistan they should not distroyed thes equipped Airbase when the Russian left Afghanistan even they didn't switch off the TV's and after they left ... 2
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@pjkicks78603 years ago Damn I spent time in Craigs Hospital, attached to Muleskinner in the same strip wow!
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@pashapasovski58603 years ago CBS doesn't have a drone with a camera
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@eleanorek.leslie98183 years ago We've taught them nothing about how to protect their people and their country in 20 yrs???? So, it turned out to be just free baby sitting? Good Lord. 1
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@mcnally2113 years ago The war has been privatized, thats all. Mercenaries & contractors. 🤷‍♂️ 3
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@sizzlechest38703 years ago They marched right in, they can march right out
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@Honesty73 years ago Bad thing... us didn't train their forces after staying for long ... now afghan woman security will be in question. 1
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@darkman92913 years ago Sounds familiar? Vietnam 2.0. As soon as the yankees leave the taliban will move in just like the vietcong. 2
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@vadim666er3 years ago Heads are gonna roll! This is not a good look for our country 1
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@javiergarza51403 years ago We went in there with false pretenses, caused the deaths of millions directly and indirectly, gained nothing and left Afghanistan even worse than when we first invaded, and to top it off we left all our disgusting trash. 11
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@updatenews76443 years ago Second Vietnam of USA N NATO.
Afghanistan is the graveyard of Superpower... ie Great Britain, Soviet Union and USA NATO.. 2
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@sohailraza61753 years ago Should have left the things for using to Afghans people instead of scrapping. 1
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@firestorm84713 years ago If the rest of the world that joins so called "coalitions" kept their word and dit their part,, Afghanistan would be in much better shape... 3
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@onlyGAMMING-yd7vc3 years ago Spending on war had given what to whom know one knows
How civilised we had becomes then to what we had .........
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@stooopish47413 years ago US army ran away without telling afghan army from bagram base.
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@sultanmahmood63963 years ago Stingy acts of dumping kitchen, gym and utility products, blackens American peoples face. If you cant ship back to America and destroying it or blowing it all up is a very mean deed action by Americana, it can only be condemned. No other words could describe the American act of mean and stingy destruction. ... 1
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@waltersmilitaryclips19683 years ago The us has deeply and cowardly left an unworn battle 2
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@TT-dp8qh3 years ago Their withdrawal is just alike the war in Vietnam. Loosing the battle with no condition.
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@Parabola_PJ3 years ago They'll never find the piece of the World Trade Center buried there. 2
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@wk71533 years ago so they cannot be reused by talibans? Why didn’t they donate it to Afghanistan instead of destroying it?
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@fluxacadmey58363 years ago Tabliban dont need treadmills they are mountains climbers 1
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@Peaches.down_bad3 years ago lawl 20 years of stuff... thats trash that we are leaving in their country, nice take tho x'D 1
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@Happyharold6663 years ago they shouldve buried the memento from 9-11 in Saudi Arabia. Where it all began 4
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@sohailnabi6183 years ago USA ran out of Afghanistan. Lost war. Shame on USA
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@jonathanslaughter75593 years ago I served there, it will never be able to sustain itself I just can’t see it . I hope I get proved wrong .
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@maccybear80933 years ago Bankrupt, battered, destroyed and sent home!!!