AFGHANISTAN British troops board a Hercules aircraft on Oct. 27, a day after formally giving Afghan forces control of Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan. Their exit coincided with the departure of U.S. Marines from the adjacent Camp Leatherneck and came as most foreign forces prepare to leave the country this year, ending a campaign against the Taliban that began with the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Packing Up
AFGHANISTAN British troops board a Hercules aircraft on Oct. 27, a day after formally giving Afghan forces control of Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan. Their exit coincided with the departure of U.S. Marines from the adjacent Camp Leatherneck and came as most foreign forces prepare to leave the country this year, ending a campaign against the Taliban that began with the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.